Nottawasaga River

The '''Nottawasaga River''' is a river in southern [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. Its headwaters are located on the [[Niagara Escarpment]] and [[Oak Ridges Moraine]]. It flows through the [[Minesing Swamp]], recognized as a wetland of international significance ([[Ramsar Convention]] site), and empties into Nottawasaga Bay, an inlet of [[Georgian Bay]], at [[Wasaga Beach, Ontario]]. [[Fish ladder]]s allow [[rainbow trout]] to reach [[Spawn (biology)|spawning]] grounds on the upper river. Tributaries include the: *[[Boyne River (Ontario)|Boyne River]] *[[Mad River (Ontario)|Mad River]] *[[Pine River (Ontario)|Pine River]] *Bear Creek *Coates Creek *Willow Creek The river takes its name from the [[Algonquin language|Algonquin]] words for "[[Iroquois]]" and "river outlet". The Nottawasaga River is the resting home of ''[[HMS Nancy (1789)|HMS Nancy]]'', a British trading ship during the [[War of 1812]]. She met 3 American battleships; the ''Niagara'', ''Tigress'' and ''Scorpion''. The small ship lost the battle but [[Miller Worsley|Lt. Miller Worsley]] and crew escaped ''Nancy''. They rowed 360 miles to [[Fort Michilimackinac]] and three days later, Worsley returned with 92 men to take the ''Tigress'' and ''Scropion''. Since her sinking, an island formed around the ''Nancy''. The hull is now preserved in a museum at Nancy Island Historic Site which is a part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park. ==External links== *[http://www.nvca.on.ca/ Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority] {{coord missing|Ontario}}