Fall River (Ontario)

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The Fall River is a river in Frontenac and Lanark Counties in Eastern Ontario, Canada.<ref name="CGNDB">Template:Cite cgndb</ref> It is part of the Ottawa River drainage basin, and flows from Sharbot Lake and through Bennett Lake to join the Mississippi River. The river is named after settlers of the late 17th centuryTemplate:Citation needed.

Course

The Fall River is fed from Sharbot Lake in Central Frontenac, Frontenac County and numerous springs, and it meanders along the Trans Canada Trail. It passes into Tay Valley, Lanark County and flows through the community of Maberly; fills the 20 km of Bennett Lake; flows by the community of Fallbrook; and about Template:Convert from its origin, reaches its mouth at the Mississippi River.

Ecology

The river is bordered by forest and is home to fish, turtles, Blue Herons, beaver and otters

Tributaries

  • Bolton Creek
  • Silver Lake Creek

See also

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