Boyne River (Grey County)

The Boyne River is a river in the municipality of Grey Highlands, Grey County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and lies entirely within geographic Artemesia Township.[2]

For other places with the same name, see Boyne River (disambiguation).
Boyne River
The river passing over Hoggs Falls
Boyne River (Grey County) is located in Southern Ontario
Boyne River (Grey County)
Location of the mouth of the Boyne River in southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionSouthwestern Ontario
CountyGrey
MunicipalityGrey Highlands
Physical characteristics
SourceWilcox Lake
 • coordinates44°13′52″N 80°33′30″W
 • elevation469 m (1,539 ft)
MouthBeaver River
 • coordinates
44°18′53″N 80°32′22″W
 • elevation
295 m (968 ft)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin
Tributaries 
 • rightFlesherton Creek

Course

The river begins at Wilcox Lake and flows north under the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway line. It passes through Flesherton Community Pond at the community of Flesherton, then exits the pond over a weir and passes under Ontario Highway 10. It continues north and starts to descend the Niagara Escarpment by passing over the Hoggs Falls,[3] named after William Hogg, takes in the right tributary Flesherton Creek, and continues downhill to its mouth at the Beaver River west of the community of Eugenia. The Beaver River flows to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

Tributaries
  • Flesherton Creek (right)

References
  1. "Boyne River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  2. "Township of Artemesia" (JPG). Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  3. "Hoggs Falls". County of Grey. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-19.

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