# Crowe River > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Crowe_River > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Crowe_River.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowe_River > Source revision: 1192564623 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Distinguish|Crow River (Ontario)}} {{Infobox river | name = Crowe River | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = | image = Crowe River.jpg | image_caption = Crowe River north of Crowe Bridge | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Canada Southern Ontario | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth of the Crowe River in southern Ontario | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Canada | subdivision_type2 = [Province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) | subdivision_name2 = [Ontario](/source/Ontario) | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name3 = Southern Ontario | subdivision_type4 = [Counties](/source/List_of_census_divisions_of_Ontario) | subdivision_name4 = {{hlist|[Northumberland](/source/Northumberland_County%2C_Ontario)|[Hastings](/source/Hastings_County)|[Peterborough](/source/Peterborough_County)|[Haliburton](/source/Haliburton_County%2C_Ontario)}} | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = | length = | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | source1 = Paudash Lake | source1_location = [Paudash](/source/Paudash%2C_Ontario), [Faraday](/source/Faraday%2C_Ontario) township, [Hastings County](/source/Hastings_County) | source1_coordinates= {{coord|44|58|50|N|77|58|25|W|display=inline}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|341|m|abbr=on}} | mouth = [Trent River](/source/Trent_River_(Ontario)) | mouth_location = [Trent Hills](/source/Trent_Hills), [Northumberland County](/source/Northumberland_County%2C_Ontario) | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|44|22|23|N|77|45|49|W|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|159|m|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = [Lake Ontario](/source/Lake_Ontario) [drainage basin](/source/drainage_basin) | basin_size = {{convert|2000|km2|abbr=on}} | tributaries_left = [Beaver Creek](/source/Beaver_Creek_(Hastings_County%2C_Ontario)), [Green River](/source/Green_River_(Ontario)) | tributaries_right = [North River](/source/North_River_(Ontario)) | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} The '''Crowe River''' is a [river](/source/river) in the counties of [Haliburton](/source/Haliburton_County%2C_Ontario), [Hastings](/source/Hastings_County), [Northumberland](/source/Northumberland_County%2C_Ontario) and [Peterborough](/source/Peterborough_County) in [southern Ontario](/source/southern_Ontario), Canada.{{cite cgndb|id= FAUPO|title= Crowe River|accessdate= 2011-07-18}} It is in the [Lake Ontario](/source/Lake_Ontario) [drainage basin](/source/drainage_basin) and is a tributary of the [Trent River](/source/Trent_River_(Ontario)). ==Course== The river begins at [Paudash Lake](/source/Paudash_Lake) and exits southeast out of the lake under [Ontario Highway 28](/source/Ontario_Highway_28) and over Paudash Lake Dam{{cite web|url= http://www.crowevalley.com/waterdams.html|title= Why do we need dams?|publisher= Crowe Valley Conservation Authority|accessdate= 2011-07-18|archive-date= 2011-07-28|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110728022055/http://www.crowevalley.com/waterdams.html|url-status= dead}} at the settlement of [Paudash](/source/Paudash%2C_Ontario) in [Faraday](/source/Faraday%2C_Ontario) township, Hastings County. It turns southwest and heads through the southeast corner of the township of [Highlands East](/source/Highlands_East%2C_Ontario) in Haliburton County, then south into the township of [North Kawartha](/source/North_Kawartha%2C_Ontario) in Peterborough County. The Crowe River heads south-southeast back into Hastings County at the township of [Wollaston](/source/Wollaston%2C_Ontario), passes through a {{convert|230|m|ft|0|adj=on}}-long, {{convert|30|m|ft|0|adj=on}}-high and {{convert|5|to|10|m|ft|0|adj=on}}-wide gorge at The Gut Conservation Area,{{cite web|url= http://www.crowevalley.com/conservationgut.html|title= The Gut|publisher= Crowe Valley Conservation Authority|accessdate= 2011-07-18|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110728021439/http://www.crowevalley.com/conservationgut.html|archive-date= 2011-07-28|url-status= dead}} takes in the left tributary Green River, and reaches [Tangamong Lake](/source/Tangamong_Lake). thumb|left|The Crowe River at Marmora The river continues south out of the lake over a falls, takes in the left tributary Copeway Creek, passes into the township of [Marmora and Lake](/source/Marmora_and_Lake%2C_Ontario) at Mud Turtle Lake east of the settlement of [Vansickle](/source/Vansickle%2C_Ontario), heads back into Peterborough County at the township of [Havelock-Belmont-Methuen](/source/Havelock-Belmont-Methuen%2C_Ontario), flows through Cordova Lake and out over Cordova Lake Dam, and reaches Belmont Lake where it takes in the major right tributary [North River](/source/North_River_(Ontario)). It exits the lake from Crowe River Bay to the east over Belmont Dam to Crowe Lake, where it once again enters Marmora and Lake township, takes in the major left tributary [Beaver Creek](/source/Beaver_Creek_(Hastings_County%2C_Ontario)), and reaches the community of [Marmora](/source/Marmora%2C_Ontario) on [Ontario Highway 7](/source/Ontario_Highway_7). There, the Crowe River passes over Marmora Dam, heads southwest into the township of [Stirling-Rawdon](/source/Stirling-Rawdon%2C_Ontario), passes over two one-metre (3 ft 3 in)-high and {{convert|40|to|60|m|ft|0|adj=on}}-wide falls at Callaghan's Rapids Conservation Area,{{cite web|url= http://www.crowevalley.com/conservationcallaghan.html|title= Callaghan's Rapids|publisher= Crowe Valley Conservation Authority|accessdate= 2011-07-18|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110728021350/http://www.crowevalley.com/conservationcallaghan.html|archive-date= 2011-07-28|url-status= dead}} enters the municipality of [Trent Hills](/source/Trent_Hills%2C_Ontario) in Northumberland County, flows over Allan Mills dam, passes over several falls at Crow Bridge Conservation Area,{{cite web|url= http://www.crowevalley.com/crowe-bridge/|title= Crow Bridge|publisher= Crowe Valley Conservation Authority|accessdate= 2019-03-07}} and reaches its mouth at Crowe Bay on the Trent River, just upstream of the [Trent–Severn Waterway](/source/Trent%E2%80%93Severn_Waterway) Crowe Bay lock and dam. The Trent River flows to the [Bay of Quinte](/source/Bay_of_Quinte) on Lake Ontario at [Trenton](/source/Trenton%2C_Ontario).{{cite web|url= http://www.crowevalley.com/abouthistory.html|title= History|publisher= Crowe Valley Conservation Authority|accessdate= 2011-07-18|archive-date= 2011-07-09|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110709180020/http://www.crowevalley.com/abouthistory.html|url-status= dead}} ==Watershed== The northern part of the watershed is sparsely inhabited [Canadian Shield](/source/Canadian_Shield) terrain. At Marmora, the watershed enters [Paleozoic](/source/Paleozoic) limestone-plain country, with unusual outcroppings of Canadian Shield through the limestone at Allan Mills and just above Crowe Bridge.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} The river drains an area of about {{convert|2000|km2|sqmi|-2}}. ==Economy== At one time, the river was used to transport logs down to [sawmill](/source/sawmill)s at Marmora. The river powers several small [hydroelectric](/source/hydroelectric) generating stations.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} The limestone-step falls at Callaghans Rapids Conservation Area and Crowe Bridge Conservation Area are popular sites for springtime kayakers and summertime swimmers.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} ==Tributaries== *Beaver Creek (left) *North River (right) *Copeway Creek (left) *Green River (left) ==Communities== *Marmora ==See also== *[List of rivers of Ontario](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Ontario) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Sources== {{Refbegin}} *{{cite web|title= Crowe River|publisher= [Natural Resources Canada](/source/Natural_Resources_Canada)|date= 2010-02-04|work= [Atlas of Canada](/source/Atlas_of_Canada)|url= http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=750%20666&mapxy=1369347.62749%20-299855.181143&scale=500000&feature_na=Crowe%20River&searchstring=Crowe%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%20-15.57394175866564&urlappend=%26unique_key%3D0c369d7b849c20c362740fd28a9dbbf4%26map.layer%5Btextzoom03%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+1384864.05622+-330606.896723+END+TEXT+%22Crowe+River%22+END%26map.layer%5Btextzoom46%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+1384864.05622+-330606.896723+END+TEXT+%22Crowe+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+1384864.05622+-330606.896723+END+END|accessdate= 2011-07-18}} Shows the river course. *{{cite map|url= http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/map/images/pdf/southont/sheets/Map6.pdf|format= PDF|title= Map 6|series= Official road map of Ontario|publisher= [Ministry of Transportation of Ontario](/source/Ministry_of_Transportation_of_Ontario)|scale= 1 : 700,000|date= 2010-01-01|accessdate= 2011-07-18}} *{{cite map|url= http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6576|title= Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5|year= 2006|series= Restructuring Maps of Ontario|publisher= [Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing](/source/Ministry_of_Municipal_Affairs_and_Housing_(Ontario))|accessdate= 2011-07-18|archive-date= 2020-05-11|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200511165309/http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6576|url-status= dead}} *{{cite web |url=http://www.crowevalley.com/index.html |title=About Crowe Valley Conservation Authority |publisher=Crowe Valley Conservation Authority |accessdate=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728020827/http://www.crowevalley.com/index.html |archivedate=2011-07-28 }} {{Refend}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.crowevalley.com/ Crowe Valley Conservation Authority] {{Authority control}} Category:Rivers of Haliburton County Category:Rivers of Hastings County Category:Rivers of Northumberland County, Ontario Category:Rivers of Peterborough County --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Crowe River](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowe_River) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowe_River?action=history)). 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