Trent River (Ontario)

Trent River south of Batawa Dam and Locks

The Trent River is a river in the southeast of the Canadian province of Ontario. It flows from Rice Lake to the Bay of Quinte, a bay in the north of Lake Ontario. The river is part of the Trent -Severn Waterway, which runs from Georgian Bay to Lake Ontario. The river is 90 km long. The Trent River drains a large part of south-central Ontario, including the lake system of Kawartha Lakes and their tributaries.

The river is home to a wide variety of bird, amphibian and fish species. Among the fish species include smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, pike, walleye, freshwater drummers as well as smaller fish species such as sunfish and rock bass.

Crowe River is a major left tributary of the Trent River. The opening into the Rice Lake Otonabee River, which flows through the city of Peterborough, represents a source of the river Trent River

Hydropower plants

Along the Trent River are several hydroelectric plants. In the downstream direction, these are: