Saugeen River
Saugeen River in Southampton
Saugeen River in Southampton
The Saugeen River is a river in southern Ontario in Canada.
It flows mainly in the northwest and flows after 161 km in Lake Huron. The Saugeen River is known as a fishing river and is used for canoeing.
The Saugeen River is divided into two parts by a majority of its length in the South Saugeen River and the North Saugeen River. The two arms meet about 24 km south-southeast of the mouth of Lake Huron.
The small hydro power plant on the North Saugeen River Scone supplies at a height of about five meters, a power of 70 kW.
The river name has its origin in the Ojibwe word Zaagiing for " drain ".
Inflows
Among the tributaries of the Saugeen Rivers:
- Rocky Saugeen Camp Creek
- Styx River
Communities
Communities along the river:
- Durham
- Hanover
- Mount Forest
- Paisley
- Priceville
- Scone
- Southampton
- Walkerton