Lynn River (Ontario)
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The Lynn River is a fresh water
river
located in the geographic region of Southwestern Ontario
, Canada
in Norfolk County
.
at the town of Port Dover
. The Lynn Valley Trail follows the river between Port Dover and the town of Simcoe
, which is also located on the river.
This watershed stretches throughout Norfolk County and is one of few cold water tributaries feeding into the Eastern Lake Erie basin. Recently, a local group known as the "Friends of Silver Lake" have been advocating dam repair. This organization has set its sites on restoring an old griss mill dam that has impeded this watershed for years. Water quality both upstream and downstream have suffered greatly as a result.
Fresh Water
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river
River
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located in the geographic region of Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario is a subregion of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario, centred on the city of London. It extends north to south from the Bruce Peninsula on Lake Huron to the Lake Erie shoreline, and east to south-west roughly from Guelph to Windsor. The region had a population...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in Norfolk County
Norfolk County, Ontario
Norfolk County is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the north shore of Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Bloomsburg is a small town located in Norfolk County and is the hometown of David Slater. The county seat and largest community is Simcoe...
.
Summary
This river empties into Lake ErieLake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
at the town of Port Dover
Port Dover, Ontario
Port Dover is an unincorporated community and former town located in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada on the north shore of Lake Erie.The community was the subject of an American raid during the War of 1812, on May 14, 1814....
. The Lynn Valley Trail follows the river between Port Dover and the town of Simcoe
Simcoe, Ontario
Simcoe is an unincorporated community and former town in Southwestern Ontario, Canada located near Lake Erie. It is the county seat and largest community of Norfolk County....
, which is also located on the river.
This watershed stretches throughout Norfolk County and is one of few cold water tributaries feeding into the Eastern Lake Erie basin. Recently, a local group known as the "Friends of Silver Lake" have been advocating dam repair. This organization has set its sites on restoring an old griss mill dam that has impeded this watershed for years. Water quality both upstream and downstream have suffered greatly as a result.