The Crowe River is a

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in the counties of Haliburton,

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and

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, Canada. It is in the

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and is a tributary of the Trent River.

Course

The river begins at Paudash Lake and exits southeast out of the lake under

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and over Paudash Lake Dam at the settlement of Paudash in

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township, Hastings County. It turns southwest and heads through the southeast corner of the township of Highlands East in Haliburton County, then south into the township of North Kawartha in Peterborough County. The Crowe River heads south-southeast back into Hastings County at the township of Wollaston, passes through a -long, -high and -wide gorge at The Gut Conservation Area, takes in the left tributary Green River, and reaches Tangamong Lake. The Crowe River1

The river continues south out of the lake over a falls, takes in the left tributary Copeway Creek, passes into the township of Marmora and Lake at Mud Turtle Lake east of the settlement of Vansickle, heads back into Peterborough County at the township of

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, flows through Cordova Lake and out over Cordova Lake Dam, and reaches Belmont Lake where it takes in the major right tributary North River. It exits the lake from Crowe River Bay to the east over Belmont Dam to Crowe Lake, where it once again enters Marmora and Lake township, takes in the major left tributary Beaver Creek, and reaches the community of Marmora on

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. There, the Crowe River passes over Marmora Dam, heads southwest into the township of Stirling-Rawdon, passes over two one-metre (3 ft 3 in)-high and -wide falls at Callaghan's Rapids Conservation Area, enters the municipality of Trent Hills in Northumberland County, flows over Allan Mills dam, passes over several falls at Crow Bridge Conservation Area, and reaches its mouth at Crowe Bay on the Trent River, just upstream of the

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Crowe Bay lock and dam. The Trent River flows to the

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on Lake Ontario at Trenton.

Watershed

The northern part of the watershed is sparsely inhabited

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terrain. At Marmora, the watershed enters

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limestone-plain country, with unusual outcroppings of Canadian Shield through the limestone at Allan Mills and just above Crowe Bridge. The river drains an area of about .

Economy

At one time, the river was used to transport logs down to

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s at Marmora. The river powers several small

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generating stations. The limestone-step falls at Callaghans Rapids Conservation Area and Crowe Bridge Conservation Area are popular sites for springtime kayakers and summertime swimmers.

Tributaries

*Beaver Creek (left) *North River (right) *Copeway Creek (left) *Green River (left)

Communities

*Marmora

References

Sources

* Shows the river course. * * *

External links

Crowe Valley Conservation Authority
{{Authority control Rivers of Haliburton County Rivers of Hastings County Rivers of Northumberland County, Ontario Rivers of Peterborough County