Saugeen River

Saugeen River
Saugeen River in Southampton, about 1 km from its mouth at Lake Huron
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Southwestern Ontario
Counties	Bruce Grey
Physical characteristics
Source	Wetland
• location	Osprey Wetland Conservation Lands, Grey County
• coordinates	44°14′58″N 80°21′12″W / 44.24944°N 80.35333°W / 44.24944; -80.35333
• elevation	525 m (1,722 ft)
Mouth	Lake Huron
• location	Southampton, Bruce County
• coordinates	44°30′03″N 81°22′25″W / 44.50083°N 81.37361°W / 44.50083; -81.37361
• elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Length	160 km (99 mi)
Basin size	4,120 km2 (1,590 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	81.8 m3/s (2,890 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin
Tributaries
• left	South Saugeen River Teeswater River
• right	North Saugeen River Rocky Saugeen River

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N. Saugeen R.

Saugeen River

Sauble Falls
Provincial Park

MacGregor Point
Provincial Park

Inverhuron
Provincial Park

B R U C E
P E N I N S U L A

Bruce Peninsula
National Park

G e o r g i a n B a y

L a k e H u r o n

Saugeen River

Cove Island

  

Map showing the Saugeen River system, in the part of Bruce County south of the Bruce Peninsula, and in Grey County. The orange line shows the drainage basin of the river system.^[1]

The Saugeen River is located in southern Ontario, Canada. The river begins in the Osprey Wetland Conservation Lands and flows generally north-west about 160 kilometres (99 mi) before exiting into Lake Huron. The river is navigable for some distance, and was once an important barge route. Today the river is best known for its fishing and as a canoe route.

The river's name comes from an Ojibwa language word Zaagiing, meaning outlet. Another source is more specific, indicating that "Saugeen" is the corrupted form of the Ojibwa word meaning the entrance or mouth of the river.^[2]