Rouge River (Ontario)
| Rouge River | |
|---|---|
The Rouge River and Valley viewed from the Finch Meander Trail | |
| Native name | Gichi-ziibiins (Ojibwe) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Greater Toronto Area |
| Municipalities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Richmond Hill |
| • coordinates | 43°56′33″N 79°25′05″W / 43.94250°N 79.41806°W |
| • elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Ontario |
• location | West Rouge, Toronto |
• coordinates | 43°47′41″N 79°06′55″W / 43.79472°N 79.11528°W |
• elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Basin size | 336 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.76 m3/s (62 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.45 m3/s (16 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 5.98 m3/s (211 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little Rouge River |
| • right | Little Rouge Creek, Katabokokonk Creek, Bruce Creek, Beaver Creek |
The Rouge River is a river in Markham, Pickering, Richmond Hill and Toronto in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. The river flows from the Oak Ridges Moraine to Lake Ontario at the eastern border of Toronto, and is the location of Rouge Park, the only national park in Canada within a municipality. At its southern end, the Rouge River is the boundary between Toronto and southwestern Pickering in the Regional Municipality of Durham.