Muskoka River
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The Muskoka River is a river in the Muskoka District of Ontario, Canada.
It rises in the highlands of Algonquin Park and flows southwest through a number of lakes including
which empty into Georgian Bay south of Parry Sound by way of the Moon and Musquash Rivers.
Tributaries include the:
Communities on the river include:
The name "Muskoka" comes from the name of a chief of the Ojibwa in this region, Mesqua Ukee.
In fiction
There is also a Muskoka River in Nancy Drew's fictional home town of River Heights, located somewhere in the Midwestern United States.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "River Heights" at Bookloversden.com