Musquash River (Ontario)

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Musquash River is a river in the Muskoka District Municipality of Ontario, Canada.

The river's name is derived from the Abenaki word for " muskrat " from. By 1968, Moon River and Musquash River were officially designated as a continuation of the Muskoka River.

The 29 km long Musquash River branches off below " Moon Chute " left of the Moon River. He passed the two hydropower plants Ragged Rapids and Big Eddy. Then it flows into the Go Home Lake. Part of the water leaves the lake on the Go Home River, while the rest continues to flow through the Go Home Lake Dam as Musquash River. The river passes through the " Three Rock Chute " thereafter in the Musquash Channel in the Georgian Bay and Lake Huron meet.

Hydropower plants

The Ragged Rapids power plant was completed in 1938. It has two turbines with a total capacity of 8 MW.

The Big Eddy - power plant was completed in 1913. With two turbines, it provides 8 MW. Both hydropower plants operated by Ontario Power Generation.