Clare River (Ontario)

The Clare River is a river that is part of the Moira River system in the Lake Ontario drainage basin in Hastings and Lennox and Addington Counties, Ontario, Canada.

Clare River
Location of the mouth of the Clare River in southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionCentral Ontario, Eastern Ontario
Counties
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed confluence
  locationStone Mills, Lennox and Addington County
  coordinates44°35′38″N 77°01′58″W
  elevation189 m (620 ft)
MouthStoco Lake
  location
Tweed, Hastings County
  coordinates
44°28′58″N 77°16′31″W
  elevation
138 m (453 ft)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin
Tributaries 
  leftOtter Creek
  rightGoose Creek

Course

The Clare River begins at the junction of several unnamed creeks in the township of Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County at an elevation of 189 metres (620 ft). It flows southwest into Calpin Lake at an elevation of 171 metres (561 ft) at the community of McGuire Settlement, then continues southwest under Highway 41. It then turns west and passes into the municipality of Tweed, Hastings County. It takes in the left tributary Goose Creek and right tributary Otter Creek, flows past the settlement of Bogart, and empties into the east side of Stoco Lake on the Moira River at an elevation of 138 metres (453 ft). The Moira River flows into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario at Belleville.

See also

References

  • "Clare River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  • "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheets 31C6, 31C11". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
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