| Avon River | |
| Name Etymology: | after the River Avon in England |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Ontario |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Avon River in southern Ontario |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ontario |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Perth |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities |
| Length: | 37km (23miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 2.2m3/s |
| Source1: | Field |
| Source1 Location: | Perth East |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 43.3922°N -80.8206°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 390m (1,280feet) |
| Mouth: | North Thames River |
| Mouth Location: | Perth South |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 43.305°N -81.1675°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 308m (1,010feet) |
| River System: | Great Lakes Basin |
| Basin Size: | 1678km2 |
The Avon River is a river in Perth County, Ontario, Canada.[1] [2] 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, flowing into the North Thames River near St. Marys. It was originally known as the Little Thames River.
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,[3] 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.