Muskoka River

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

It rises in the highlands of Algonquin Park and flows southwest through a number of lakes including

• Lake Muskoka
• Lake Joseph
• Lake Rosseau
• Lake of Bays

which empty into Georgian Bay south of Parry Sound by way of the Moon and Musquash Rivers.

Tributaries include the:

• Indian River
• Hollow River
• Oxtongue River
• Buck River
• East River

Communities on the river include:

• Bracebridge, Ontario
• Huntsville, Ontario

The name "Muskoka" comes from the name of a chief of the Ojibwa in this region, Mesqua Ukee.

See also

• List of Ontario rivers

 

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