Bayfield River
The Bayfield River is a river in Huron and Perth Counties in southwestern Ontario, Canada, that empties into Lake Huron at the community of Bayfield in the municipality of Bluewater.
| Bayfield River | |
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Bayfield River in Bayfield | |
Location of the mouth of the Bayfield River in southern Ontario | |
| Etymology | Named for Henry Wolsey Bayfield |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Southwestern Ontario |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | Cooke Drain and Liffey Ditch |
| • location | Dublin, West Perth, Perth County |
| • coordinates | 43°29′12″N 81°18′00″W |
| • elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Huron |
• location | Bayfield, Bluewater, Huron County |
• coordinates | 43°34′11″N 81°42′35″W |
• elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Basin size | 501 km2 (193 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bannockburn River |
| • right | Middletons Creek, Silver Creek |
The river and community are named after Henry Wolsey Bayfield who surveyed the area in the early 19th century.
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