The Avon River is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in
Perth County,
Ontario
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, Canada.
[ Shows the river's course highlighted on a topographic map.] The river was named after the
River Avon in England when the town of
Stratford was founded on its banks in 1832. The Avon River rises northeast of Stratford and flows southwest, flowing into the
North Thames River near
St. Marys. It was originally known as the Little Thames River.
Course
The river begins in a field northeast of the community of
Shakespeare
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in
Perth East.
It flows west to the north of the community, south of Brocksden, and into Lake Victoria, a seasonal reservoir created by the Thomas Orr Dam,
in Stratford. The Avon River continues west through the community of
Avonton in
Perth South, and heads south through the community of
Avonbank. It then empties into the North Thames River, as a
left tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which the ...
, between the community of Motherwell to the north and the town of St. Marys to the south.
Tributaries
*Dunseith Drain
*Douglas Drain
*Hislop Drain
*Court Drain
*Kuhne Drain
*Central School Drain
*Sheerer Drain
See also
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List of rivers of Ontario
This is the list of rivers which are in and flow through Ontario. The watershed list includes tributaries as well.
Dee River, flows between Three Mile Lake and Lake Rosseau.
List of rivers arranged by watershed Hudson Bay
Atlantic Ocean
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References
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Stratford, Ontario
Rivers of Perth County, Ontario