The Indian River is a river in Peterborough County in Central Ontario, Canada.[1][2] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, and is a tributary of Rice Lake.
| Indian River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the river in southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Central Ontario |
| County | Peterborough |
| Municipalities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Stony Lake |
| • location | Douro-Dummer |
| • coordinates | 44°32′28″N 78°05′43″W / 44.54111°N 78.09528°W |
| • elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
| Mouth | Rice Lake |
• location | Otonabee – South Monaghan |
• coordinates | 44°13′35″N 78°08′27″W / 44.22639°N 78.14083°W |
• elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Length | 43 km (27 mi) |
| Basin size | 210 km2 (81 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | May's Creek |
Course
editThe river begins at Stony Lake in the municipality of Douro-Dummer.[2] It exits the lake at Gilchrist Bay (and the settlement of Gilchrist Bay)) over Gilchrist Bay Dam and heads southwest. It flows through Tilley's Hole and through the Warsaw Caves Conservation Area,[3] where a short portion of the watercourse flows underground. It passes the community of Warsaw, and takes in the right tributary May's Creek. The river continues southwest into the municipality of Otonabee – South Monaghan, and passes under the Kawartha Lakes Railway and then under Ontario Highway 7. The Indian River continues south, through the Hope Mill Conservation Area[4] and Lang Pioneer Village[5] at the community of Lang, flows through the community of Keene, and reaches its mouth at Rice Lake, which flows via the Trent River to Lake Ontario.
Watershed
editThe Indian River drainage basin encompasses 210 square kilometres (81 sq mi) of land in two physiographic regions: the Peterborough Drumlin Field and Dummer Moraine.[6][7]
Tributaries
edit- May's Creek (right)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Indian River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ a b "Indian River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-01-23. Shows the course of the river highlighted on a map.
- ^ "Warsaw Caves Conservation Area and Campground". Otonabee Region Conservation Authority. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "Hope Mill". Otonabee Region Conservation Authority. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "Lang Pioneer Village". Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "2.3 Otonabee-Peterborough Source Protection Area" (PDF). Trent Conservation Coalition Source Protection Region. June 2011. pp. 2–34–2–36. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "Map 2.2: Otonabee-Peterborough Source Protection Area - Subwatershed Areas" (PDF). Trent Conservation Coalition Source Protection Region. June 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
Sources
edit- Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2012-01-23.