Raisin River (Ontario)
| Raisin River | |
|---|---|
Annual canoe race on the Raisin River | |
| Etymology | From the French word raisin (grape) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Eastern Ontario |
| County | United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
| Municipalities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Field |
| • location | Newington, South Stormont |
| • coordinates | 45°06′55″N 75°02′34″W / 45.11528°N 75.04278°W |
| • elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Saint Francis |
• location | Lancaster, South Glengarry |
• coordinates | 45°07′35″N 74°29′31″W / 45.12639°N 74.49194°W |
• elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Basin size | 57.982 km2 (22.387 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5.09 m3/s (180 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River drainage basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | North Raisin River |
| • right | South Raisin River |
The Raisin River is a river in South Stormont and South Glengarry, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry in eastern Ontario, Canada, with the watershed encompassing portions of North Stormont, North Glengarry and the city of Cornwall as well. It empties into Lake Saint Francis on the Saint Lawrence River near the community of Lancaster.
The river's name is an anglicised form of the earlier French settler name "la rivière aux Raisins", which referred to the wild grapes (raisins in French) that can still be found growing along the shores of the river.