Teeswater River

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| name = Teeswater River

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| name_etymology = Named after the River Tees in England

| image = File:Cargill Park - Cargill, ON.jpg

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| image_caption = Cargill Mill Pond along the Teeswater River

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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth of the Teeswater River in southern Ontario

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Canada

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = Ontario

| subdivision_type3 = Region

| subdivision_name3 = Southwestern Ontario

| subdivision_type4 = County

| subdivision_name4 = Bruce

| subdivision_type5 = Municipalities

| subdivision_name5 = Arran–Elderslie, Brockton, South Bruce

| length = {{convert|75|km|mi|abbr=on}}

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| source1_location = Bruce County

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|43|58|28|N|81|05|46|W|display=inline}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|377|m|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Saugeen River

| mouth_location = Arran–Elderslie

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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|214|m|abbr=on}}

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| river_system = Great Lakes Basin

| basin_size = {{convert|683|km2|abbr=on}}

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The Teeswater River is a river in the municipalities of Arran–Elderslie, Brockton and South Bruce in Bruce County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.{{cite cgndb|id= FCVHJ|title= Teeswater River|accessdate=2012-10-18}}{{cite web |title= Teeswater River|publisher= Natural Resources Canada|date= 2010-02-04|work= Atlas of Canada|url= http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=750%20666&mapxy=1120280.44122%20-424913.656778&scale=500000&feature_na=Teeswater%20River&searchstring=Teeswater%20River&layers=fapfeature%20fapfeature%20north_arrow%20other_features%20million_grid%20t50k_grid%20grid_50k_3%20roads%20hydrography%20boundary%20builtup%20vegetation%20populated_places%20railway%20power_network%20manmade_features%20designated_areas%20water_features%20water_saturated_soils%20relief%20contours%20toponymy%20contour%20nodata_ntdb_50k&map_layer%5bnortharrow%5d_class%5b0%5d_style%5b0%5d=ANGLE%20-12.567223755604886&urlappend=%26unique_key%3D0d03de9e849c20c38e9ad755c0276385%26map.layer%5Btextzoom03%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+1109491.97827+-406742.27741+END+TEXT+%22Teeswater+River%22+END%26map.layer%5Btextzoom46%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+1109491.97827+-406742.27741+END+TEXT+%22Teeswater+River%22+END%26map.layer%5Blineresultzoom0%5D%3DDATA+fap_rivers%26map.layer%5Blineresultzoom1%5D%3DDATA+fap_rivers%26map.layer%5Blineresultzoom2%5D%3DDATA+fap_rivers%26map.layer%5Barrowzoom03%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+1109491.97827+-406742.27741+END+END |accessdate= 2012-10-18}} Shows the course of the river highlighted on a topographic map. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and empties into the Saugeen River at Paisley, Ontario.{{cite web|url= http://www.saugeenconservation.com/downloads/Teeswater2.pdf |title= Teeswater River Watershed Report Card|year= 2008|publisher= Saugeen Conservation|accessdate= 2012-10-18}}

The community of Teeswater is located on the river.

The river was named after the River Tees in England.

{{OSM Location map

| width=360| height=320

| coord = {{Coord|44.23|-81.263}}

| zoom =9| float=left

| caption = Map showing the Teeswater River, part of the Saugeen River basin in Bruce County, Ontario. The orange line shows the drainage basin of the river system.{{cite web|url=https://open.canada.ca/data/en/fgpv_vpgf/a4b190fe-e090-4e6d-881e-b87956c07977|title=NHN National Hydro Network - GeoBase Series: Drainage Basin 02FC000|website=Natural Resources Canada|access-date=July 16, 2018}}

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| mark-coord = {{coord|44.045|-81.023}}| mark = Saugeen River system overlay.svg| mark-size=800| mark-dim=0.9| mark-title=none

|label-colorD=hard blue|label-sizeD=11| mark-sizeD=0| label-posD=right

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| mark-coord3= {{coord|44.37|-81.74}}| label3=L a k e H u r o n| label-size3=12|label-angle3=-60|label-pos3=right| label-color3=soft blue|mark-title3=none

| mark-coord8= {{coord|44.29972|-81.58806}}| label8=Inverhuron |labela8=Provincial Park | label-size8=10| label-pos8=bottom| label-color8=hard green| shape-color8=hard green|mark-title8=Inverhuron Provincial Park

| mark-coord9= {{coord|44.40861|-81.44583}}| label9=MacGregor Point |labela9=Provincial Park| label-size9=10| label-pos9=left|label-color9=hard green| shape-color9=hard green| mark-title9= MacGregor Point Provincial Park

| mark-coord10= {{coord|44.67556|-81.25667}}| label10=Sauble Falls |labela10=Provincial Park| label-size10=10| label-pos10=top|label-color10=hard green| shape-color10=hard green| mark-title10= Sauble Falls Provincial Park

|label11=Saugeen River| mark-coord11= {{coord|44.16|-80.586}}| label-size11=10| label-pos11=top|label-angle11=-5| mark-title11=Saugeen River

|label12=North Saugeen R.| mark-coord12= {{coord|44.37336|-80.9051}}| label-size12=11| label-pos12=bottom|label-angle12=-23| mark-title12=North Saugeen River|label-offset-y12=6

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References

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Sources

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  • {{cite map|url= http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/map/images/pdf/southont/sheets/Map4.pdf |format= PDF|title= Map 4|series= Official road map of Ontario|publisher= Ministry of Transportation of Ontario|scale= 1 : 700,000|date= 2012-01-01|accessdate= 2012-10-18}}
  • {{cite map|url= http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6577 |title= Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6|year= 2006|series= Restructuring Maps of Ontario|publisher= Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing|accessdate= 2012-10-18}}

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See also

Category:Rivers of Bruce County

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