Skootamatta River
| Skootamatta River | |
|---|---|
The Skootamatta River at the picnic area at Highway 7 & Highway 37 in fall | |
| Etymology | From the Ojibwa "burnt shoreline" |
| Nickname(s) | The Skoot |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | |
| Counties | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Joeperry Lake |
| • location | Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County |
| • coordinates | 44°48′07″N 77°13′21″W / 44.80194°N 77.22250°W |
| • elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Mouth | Moira River |
• location | Tweed, Hastings County |
• coordinates | 44°31′09″N 77°20′23″W / 44.51917°N 77.33972°W |
• elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Length | 74.1 km (46.0 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Flinton Creek, Little Skootamatta Creek |
| • right | Rainy Creek, Killer Creek, Partridge Creek, Elzevir Creek |
The Skootamatta River is a river in the Lake Ontario drainage basin in Hastings and Lennox and Addington Counties in Ontario, Canada. It flows from Joeperry Lake to join the Moira River in Tweed. The river's name is thought to come from Ojibwa words meaning "burnt shoreline".