Barron River (Ontario)

Canyons and gorges of OntarioIUCN Category IIRivers of Nipissing DistrictRivers of Renfrew CountyTributaries of the Ottawa River

The Barron River (French: rivière Barron) is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in Nipissing District and Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It flows from Clemow Lake in northern Algonquin Provincial Park and joins the Petawawa River, whose southern branch it forms, in the municipality of Laurentian Hills, near the municipality of Petawawa.The river is named after Barron Township through which it flows, which in turn was named in honour of John Augustus Barron.A popular canoe route passes through and a hiking trail leads to the edge of the Barron Canyon.

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