Talbot River (Ontario)

Talbot River
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Central Ontario
Part of	Great Lakes Basin
Source	Mitchell Lake
- location	Kawartha Lakes
- elevation	256 m (840 ft)
- coordinates	44°34′12″N 78°57′39″W / 44.57000°N 78.96083°W
Mouth	Lake Simcoe
- elevation	219 m (719 ft)
- coordinates	44°28′16″N 79°09′49″W / 44.47111°N 79.16361°WCoordinates: 44°28′16″N 79°09′49″W / 44.47111°N 79.16361°W
Location of the mouth of the Talbot River in southern Ontario

The Talbot River is a river in the Great Lakes Basin in Central Ontario, Canada^[1] which flows from Mitchell Lake to Lake Simcoe and forms the border between Simcoe County (Ramara township) to the north and the Regional Municipality of Durham (Brock township) to the south from the river mouth to the edge of their border with the city of Kawartha Lakes at the east.

The lower section of the river is now part of the Trent-Severn Waterway, although a new more direct channel was cut at the end of the 19th century, bypassing the original mouth of the river. The Talbot River drains the natural Raven and Talbot lakes, as well as the man-made Mitchell and Canal Lakes.

Even before the construction of the waterway, the river provided an important transportation corridor for native peoples and early settlers.

See also

• List of Ontario rivers

References

1. "Talbot River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-05-27.

Other map sources:

• Map 5 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2012-05-27.