Gull River (Balsam Lake)

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The Gull River ( English for " seagulls River " ) is a river in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The river flows through Algonquin Highlands and Dysart et al in Haliburton County and the area of the City of Kawartha Lakes in south-central Ontario. The Gull River belongs to the catchment area of ​​the River Trent, which flows into Lake Ontario. It flows from the southern part of Algonquin Provincial Park to Balsam Lake, through which the Trent -Severn Waterway runs.

River

The Gull River has its origin in the Long Boat Lake in the southern part of Algonquin Provincial Park and near the catchment area of the York River. From there it flows to the Percy Lake. He puts his running away to the west and flows through a series of lakes, until it empties into the Boshkung Lake. He leaves it at its south end and now flows in a southerly direction. He happened Minden and finally reached, after he has passed through other lakes, the Balsam Lake.

History

The catchment area of ​​the Gull River is an important water suppliers for the Trent -Severn Waterway. Many lakes were dammed in the 19th century to ensure a year-round minimum flow of the Gull River. This was the beginning of the rafts of logs to Trenton. 1873 locks between Balsam Lake and Cameron Lake were completed, representing a link between Coboconk and Trenton ago. The water level of Balsam Lake has been increased by 5 m, so that steamboats could pass through the locks. Since then, the Gull River forms an integral part of the Trent -Severn Waterway.

Geology

Silver Lake, the last lake before its confluence with the Balsam Lake, which the Gull River flows through, is located at the junction between the granite -containing Canadian Shield and the south of it limestone areas.

The lakes and rivers in the mountains north of Silver Lake are the result of the back border glaciers during the last ice age. The Ontario Highway 35 runs through this scenic landscape.

Leisure

An artificial whitewater section is located at Minden. This is very popular with kayakers.

Hydropower

At the Gull River in Minden, a hydroelectric plant was completed in 1935. The two turbines provide an output of 3.6 MW.