Saugeen River

Saugeen River
Saugeen River in Southampton, about 1 km from its mouth at Lake Huron
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Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionSouthwestern Ontario
Counties
Physical characteristics
SourceWetland
 • locationOsprey Wetland Conservation Lands, Grey County
 • coordinates44°14′58″N 80°21′12″W / 44.24944°N 80.35333°W / 44.24944; -80.35333
 • elevation525 m (1,722 ft)
MouthLake Huron
 • location
Southampton, Bruce County
 • coordinates
44°30′03″N 81°22′25″W / 44.50083°N 81.37361°W / 44.50083; -81.37361
 • elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Length160 km (99 mi)
Basin size4,120 km2 (1,590 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average81.8 m3/s (2,890 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin
Tributaries 
 • leftSouth Saugeen River
Teeswater River
 • rightNorth Saugeen River
Rocky Saugeen River
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Saugeen River
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Map showing the Saugeen River system, in the part of Bruce County south of the Bruce Peninsula, and in Grey County. The orange line shows the drainage basin of the river system.[1]

The Saugeen River is located in southern Ontario, Canada. The river begins in the Osprey Wetland Conservation Lands and flows generally north-west about 160 kilometres (99 mi) before exiting into Lake Huron. The river is navigable for some distance, and was once an important barge route. Today the river is best known for its fishing and as a canoe route.

The river's name comes from an Ojibwa language word Zaagiing, meaning outlet. Another source is more specific, indicating that "Saugeen" is the corrupted form of the Ojibwa word meaning the entrance or mouth of the river.[2]

  1. ^ "NHN National Hydro Network - GeoBase Series: Drainage Basin 02FC000". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bruce County". Electric Scotland. Alastair McIntyre. 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017. From the book History of the County of Bruce, Ontario, Canada, by Norman Robertson (1906)