Teeswater River | |
Name Etymology: | Named after the River Tees in England |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Ontario |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Teeswater River in southern Ontario |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Ontario |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Southwestern Ontario |
Subdivision Type4: | County |
Subdivision Name4: | Bruce |
Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities |
Subdivision Name5: | Arran–Elderslie, Brockton, South Bruce |
Length: | 75km (47miles) |
Discharge1 Min: | 0.63m3/s |
Discharge1 Avg: | 11m3/s |
Source1 Location: | Bruce County |
Source1 Coordinates: | 43.9744°N -81.0961°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 377m (1,237feet) |
Mouth: | Saugeen River |
Mouth Location: | Arran–Elderslie |
Mouth Coordinates: | 44.3067°N -81.2731°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 214m (702feet) |
River System: | Great Lakes Basin |
Basin Size: | 683km2 |
The Teeswater River is a river in the municipalities of Arran–Elderslie, Brockton and South Bruce in Bruce County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] [2] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and empties into the Saugeen River at Paisley, Ontario.[3]
The community of Teeswater is located on the river.
The river was named after the River Tees in England.