Napanee River

River in Ontario, Canada
44°26′34″N 76°50′52″W / 44.44278°N 76.84778°W / 44.44278; -76.84778 • elevation146 m (479 ft) MouthLake Ontario
 • location
Greater Napanee, Lennox and Addington County
 • coordinates
44°11′44″N 77°01′19″W / 44.19556°N 77.02194°W / 44.19556; -77.02194
 • elevation
74 m (243 ft)Basin featuresRiver systemGreat Lakes BasinTributaries  • leftDepot Creek

The Napanee River is a river in Lennox and Addington County and Frontenac County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and flows from its source at Camden Lake to its mouth at the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario at Napanee. It flows through a valley of preglacial origin. The valley of the Napanee is lined with settlements such as Greater Napanee, Newburgh, Camden East, Yarker, and Petworth.

This river was originally called the Appanea.[2] A grist mill was constructed on the river in 1785 near the current site of the town of Greater Napanee. Other mills were added at Yarker and Camden East.

Tributaries

  • Varty Creek (right)
  • Napanee Lake
    • Watson Creek (left)
    • Hardwood Creek (left)
  • Depot Creek (left)
  • Whitman Creek (left)
  • Carman Creek (left)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Napanee River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  2. ^ James, C. C. (1905). "The Origin of "Napanee"". Papers and Records of the Ont. Hist. Soc. 6: 47–49.

Sources

  • Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-08-09.


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