Tay River

Tay River
Tay River
	Tay River in Perth
	Location of the mouth of the Tay River in southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Eastern Ontario
County	Lanark
Physical characteristics
Source	Bobs Lake
• location	Lanark Highlands
• coordinates	44°45′34″N 76°31′21″W / 44.75944°N 76.52250°W
• elevation	162 m (531 ft)
Mouth	Lower Rideau Lake, Rideau River
• location	Port Elmsley
• coordinates	44°52′43″N 76°06′46″W / 44.87861°N 76.11278°W
• elevation	125 m (410 ft)
Length	95 km (59 mi)
Basin size	850 km2 (330 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Rideau River→ Ottawa River→ Saint Lawrence River→ Gulf of Saint Lawrence
River system	Ottawa River basin

The Tay River is a river in Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.^[1]^[2] It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Rideau River.

The Tay River watershed, covering a drainage area in excess of 800 square kilometers, is the westmost of the 6 recognized subwatersheds managed by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority.^[3]

^ "Tay River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
^ "Tay River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-06-08. Shows the course of the river on a topographic map.
^ "Tay River Subwatershed Report". Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[CGNDB-1] "Tay River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-06-08.

[AOCHighlight-2] "Tay River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-06-08. Shows the course of the river on a topographic map.

[3] "Tay River Subwatershed Report". Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

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