Rankin River | |
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Etymology | Named after Charles Rankin |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Southwestern Ontario |
County | Bruce |
Town | South Bruce Peninsula |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Berford Lake |
• coordinates | 44°48′33″N 81°11′32″W / 44.80917°N 81.19222°W |
• elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
Mouth | Sauble River |
• coordinates | 44°40′39″N 81°15′02″W / 44.67750°N 81.25056°W |
• elevation | 181 m (594 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Lake Huron drainage basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Clavering Creek |
• right | Albemarle Brook |
The Rankin River is a river in the town of South Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County in southwestern Ontario, Canada which flows from the east side of the Bruce Peninsula to join the Sauble River near Sauble Falls Provincial Park on the west side. The river is in the Lake Huron drainage basin and was named after Charles Rankin, who first surveyed the Bruce Peninsula.