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Muskoka River 
High Falls in Bracebridge on the north branch of the Muskoka RiverCountry Canada Province Ontario Source Algonquin Provincial Park - location Burnt Island Lake - elevation 525 m (1,722 ft) Mouth - location Two outlets into Georgian Bay via Go Home Lake and Moon River. - elevation 177 m (581 ft) The Muskoka River is a river in the Muskoka District of Ontario, Canada.
It rises in the highlands of Algonquin Park and flows southwest through a number of lakes including
which empty into Georgian Bay south of Parry Sound by way of the Moon and Musquash Rivers.
Tributaries include the:
- Indian River
- Hollow River
- Oxtongue River
- Buck River
- East River
Communities on the river include:
The name "Muskoka" comes from the name of a chief of the Ojibwa in this region, Mesqua Ukee.
In fiction
There is also a Muskoka River in Nancy Drew's fictional home town of River Heights, located somewhere in the Midwestern United States.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "River Heights" at Bookloversden.com
Categories: Rivers of Ontario | Ontario geography stubs
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