Avon River (Ontario)

Avon River
River
Lake Victoria, in Stratford, part of the Avon River
Name origin: after the River Avon in England
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Perth
Municipalities	Perth East, Perth South
Part of	Great Lakes Basin
Source	Field
- location	Perth East
- elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
- coordinates	43°23′32″N 80°49′14″W / 43.39222°N 80.82056°W / 43.39222; -80.82056
Mouth	North Thames River
- location	Perth South
- elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)
- coordinates	43°18′18″N 81°10′03″W / 43.30500°N 81.16750°W / 43.30500; -81.16750Coordinates: 43°18′18″N 81°10′03″W / 43.30500°N 81.16750°W / 43.30500; -81.16750
Length	37 km (23 mi)
Basin	1,678 km2 (648 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	2.2 m3/s (78 cu ft/s)
Location of the mouth of the Avon River in southern Ontario

The Avon River is a river in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. The river was named after the River Avon in England when the town of Stratford was founded on its banks in 1832. The Avon River rises northeast of Stratford and flows southwest, entering the North Thames River near St. Marys. It was originally known as the Little Thames River.

For a map showing the river's course highlighted on a topographic map, see this reference.

The river begins in a field northeast of the community of Shakespeare in Perth East. It flows west to the north of the community, south of Brocksden, and into Lake Victoria, a seasonal reservoir created by the Thomas Orr Dam, in Stratford. The Avon River continues west through the community of Avonton in Perth South, and heads south through the community of Avonbank. It then empties into the North Thames River, as a left tributary, between the community of Motherwell to the north and the town of St. Marys to the south.