Beaver River (Lake Simcoe)

The Beaver River is a river in Durham Region in Central Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is a tributary of Lake Simcoe. The river's drainage basin is mostly in Durham Region with the remaining portion in the city of Kawartha Lakes; the entire watershed is under the auspices of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority.

Beaver River
Beaver River adjacent to the Trans Canada Trail in Scugog
Location of the mouth of the Beaver River in southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionCentral Ontario
Regional MunicipalityDurham
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed pond
  locationScugog
  coordinates44°05′46″N 79°04′39″W
  elevation303 m (994 ft)
MouthLake Simcoe
  location
Brock
  coordinates
44°25′55″N 79°09′50″W
  elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Basin size327.3 km2 (126.4 sq mi)
Discharge 
  locationBeaverton, Ontario
  average2.833 m3/s (100.0 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin
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