Boyne River (Nottawasaga River tributary)

For other places with the same name, see Boyne River (disambiguation).

The Boyne River is a river in Simcoe County and Dufferin County in Central Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is a left tributary of the Nottawasaga River. The rivers falls within the jurisdiction of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority.^[2]

Boyne River
Boyne River at Earl Rowe Provincial Park
Location of the mouth of the Boyne River in southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Central Ontario
Counties	Simcoe Dufferin
Physical characteristics
Source	Unnamed pond
• location	Melancthon, Dufferin County
• coordinates	44°06′27″N 80°16′02″W
• elevation	508 m (1,667 ft)
Mouth	Nottawasaga River
• location	Essa, Simcoe County
• coordinates	44°10′10″N 79°48′56″W
• elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

Course

The river begins at an unnamed pond in Melancthon, Dufferin County, that lies between the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway line and Ontario Highway 10. It heads southeast past the town of Shelburne, then heads east northeast roughly parallel to Ontario Highway 89 for the remainder of its course. It enters Mulmur, passes through Boyne Valley Provincial Park, and enters Adjala–Tosorontio in Simcoe County. The river goes through Earl Rowe Provincial Park (mostly as Earl Rowe Lake), briefly flows through New Tecumseth at the community of Alliston, then reaches its mouth at the Nottawasaga River at Essa. The Nottawasaga River flows to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

Tributaries

• Spring Creek (right)
• Rosemont Creek (right)
• Tosorontio Creek (right)
• Primrose Creek (right)

References

1. "Boyne River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
2. "Boyne River - 2013 Subwatershed Health Check" (PDF). Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-31. Retrieved 2014-04-19.

Sources

• Map 4 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
• Map 5 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
• Watershed Map (PDF) (Map). 1 : 375,000. Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-19.