Napanee River

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The Napanee River is a river in Lennox and Addington County and Frontenac County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.<ref name="CGNDB">Template:Cite cgndb</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> 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

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