Pottawatomi River | |
River | |
Country | Canada |
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Province | Ontario |
Region | Southwestern Ontario |
District | Grey |
Municipalities | Owen Sound, Georgian Bluffs |
Part of | Great Lakes Basin |
Tributaries | |
- right | Maxwell Creek |
Source | Field |
- location | Georgian Bluffs |
- elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
- coordinates | 44°31′12″N 81°05′02″W / 44.52000°N 81.08389°W |
Mouth | Georgian Bay |
- location | Owen Sound |
- elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
- coordinates | 44°34′41″N 80°56′42″W / 44.57806°N 80.94500°WCoordinates: 44°34′41″N 80°56′42″W / 44.57806°N 80.94500°W |
The Pottawatomi River is a river in the municipalities of Owen Sound and Georgian Bluffs, Grey County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and empties into Georgian Bay on Lake Huron at Owen Sound Harbour.
The river begins in a field in geographic Derby Township in Georgian Bluffs. It flows southeast, then turns northeast for the remainder of its source. It takes passes under Ontario Highway 21 at the community of Springmount, and passes over the Niagara Escarpment at Jones Falls. The rivers then takes in the right tributary Maxwell Creek, enters Owen Sound, and reaches its mouth at Georgian Bay.
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