York River (Ontario)

York River
Egan Chute on the York River, near Bancroft
Location of the mouth of the York River in southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regions	Eastern Ontario Central Ontario
Counties	Renfrew Hastings Haliburton
Physical characteristics
Source	Yorkend Lake
• location	Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Central Ontario
• coordinates	45°18′01″N 78°20′21″W / 45.30028°N 78.33917°W / 45.30028; -78.33917
• elevation	497 m (1,631 ft)
Mouth	Madawaska River
• location	Madawaska Valley, Renfrew County, Eastern Ontario
• coordinates	45°20′08″N 77°34′43″W / 45.33556°N 77.57861°W / 45.33556; -77.57861
• elevation	283 m (928 ft)
Basin features
Progression	Madawaska River→ Ottawa River→ St. Lawrence River→ Gulf of St. Lawrence
River system	Saint Lawrence River drainage basin

The York River is a river in Renfrew County, Hastings County and Haliburton County in Ontario, Canada.^[1][2] The river is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin, and flows from the southern extension of Algonquin Provincial Park to the Madawaska River.

The river alternates between fast flowing portions in steep sided gorges to slower movement through post-glacial sand flats. In these are changes in the river course has created ox-bows and abandoned ox-bows that are now ponds and wetlands.