Napanee River

The Napanee River is a river in Lennox and Addington County and Frontenac County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] 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.

Napanee River
Location of the mouth of the Napanee River in southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Eastern Ontario
Counties	Lennox and Addington Frontenac
Physical characteristics
Source	Camden Lake
• location	Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County
• coordinates	44°26′34″N 76°50′52″W
• elevation	146 m (479 ft)
Mouth	Lake Ontario
• location	Greater Napanee, Lennox and Addington County
• coordinates	44°11′44″N 77°01′19″W
• elevation	74 m (243 ft)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin
Tributaries
• left	Depot Creek

This river was originally called the Appanea.[2] 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

• List of Ontario rivers

References

1. "Napanee River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
2. James, C. C. (1905). "The Origin of "Napanee"". Papers and Records of the Ont. Hist. Soc. 6: 47–49.

Sources

• Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-08-09.