The Staples River is a river in Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3][4] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a tributary of Balsam Lake. The river is 18 kilometres (11 mi) long and has a watershed of 4,792 hectares (11,840 acres).[5]

Staples River
Staples River is located in Southern Ontario
Staples River
Location of the mouth of the river in Southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionCentral Ontario
MunicipalityKawartha Lakes
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed confluence
 • locationEldon Township
 • coordinates44°25′38″N 78°57′27″W / 44.427291900669054°N 78.95754780227682°W / 44.427291900669054; -78.95754780227682
 • elevation274 m (899 ft)
MouthBalsam Lake
 • location
Fenelon Township
 • coordinates
44°33′08″N 78°53′30″W / 44.55222°N 78.89167°W / 44.55222; -78.89167[1]
 • elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Length18 km (11 mi)
Basin size4,792 ha (11,840 acres)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin

The river begins at an unnamed confluence of streams, northwest of the community of Grasshill in geographic Eldon Township, and flows northeast to its mouth at the West Bay on Balsam Lake in geographic Fenelon Township, at the summit of the Trent–Severn Waterway.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Staples River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  2. ^ a b "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  3. ^ Map 5 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  5. ^ "Staples River Subwatershed". Kawartha Conservation. Retrieved 2018-07-06.