Saugeen River
The Saugeen River is located in southern Ontario, Canada. The river begins in the Osprey Wetland Conservation Lands and flows generally north-west about 160 kilometres before exiting into Lake Huron.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Southampton Aerodrome and Chantry Island.
Southampton Aerodrome
Aerodrome
This is a list of airports in Ontario. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian province of Ontario. Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System. Southampton Aerodrome is situated 2½ km east of Saugeen River.
Chantry Island
Islet
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Chantry Island is a small island in Lake Huron, south of the mouth of the Saugeen River and approximately a kilometre off the shores of the town of Southampton, Ontario. Chantry Island is situated 3 km west of Saugeen River.
Chantry Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Chantry Island Lighthouse, officially known as Chantry Island Lightstation Tower, is a lightstation on Chantry Island, off the coast of Southampton, Ontario, in Lake Huron. Chantry Island Lighthouse is situated 3 km southwest of Saugeen River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southampton and Saugeen Shores.
Southampton
Town
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Southampton is a community on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is close to Port Elgin and is located at the mouth of the Saugeen River in the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory.
Saugeen Shores
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Saugeen Shores is a town in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. The town is popular with visitors because of its beaches on Lake Huron, and the availability of summer cottages.
Port Elgin
Town
Port Elgin is a community in the town of Saugeen Shores, Ontario, Canada. Its location is in the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Originally named Normanton the town was renamed Port Elgin when it was incorporated in 1874, after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, a former Governor General of the Province of Canada. Port Elgin is situated 7 km south of Saugeen River.
Saugeen River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in southwestern Ontario, Canada
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Saugeen River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Saugeen”
- Cebuano: “Saugeen River”
- Chinese: “索金河”
- Dutch: “Saugeen River”
- Dutch: “Saugeen Rivier”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ساوجين”
- French: “Saugeen River”
- German: “Saugeen Fluss”
- German: “Saugeen River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Saugeen”
- Japanese: “ソージェン川”
- Spanish: “río Saugeen”
- Spanish: “Río Saugeen”
- Swedish: “Saugeen River”
- Welsh: “Afon Saugeen”
- “Saugeen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Southampton and Chippawa Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chantry Island Bird Sanctuary and Refuge d’oiseaux de l’Île Chantry.
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