Scugog River

Scugog River
Location of the mouth of the Scugog River in southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Central Ontario
Municipality	Kawartha Lakes
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake Scugog
• coordinates	44°16′25″N 78°44′54″W / 44.27361°N 78.74833°W / 44.27361; -78.74833
• elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Mouth	Sturgeon Lake
• coordinates	44°23′16″N 78°45′03″W / 44.38778°N 78.75083°W / 44.38778; -78.75083
• elevation	246 m (807 ft)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

The Scugog River is a river in the city of Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is in the Kawartha Lakes region, is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is a branch of the Trent-Severn Waterway.

The river flows north from the northeast end of Lake Scugog, goes under Ontario Highway 7, heads through the community of Lindsay where it passes through Trent-Severn Waterway Lock 33 and associated control dams, and reaches its mouth at Sturgeon Lake. Sturgeon Lake flows via the Otonabee River and the Trent River to Lake Ontario.