Teeswater River

The Teeswater River is a river in the municipalities of Arran–Elderslie, Brockton and South Bruce in Bruce County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.^[1][2] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and empties into the Saugeen River at Paisley, Ontario.^[3]

Teeswater River
Cargill Mill Pond along the Teeswater River
Location of the mouth of the Teeswater River in southern Ontario
Etymology	Named after the River Tees in England
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Southwestern Ontario
County	Bruce
Municipalities	Arran–Elderslie, Brockton, South Bruce
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bruce County
• coordinates	43°58′28″N 81°05′46″W
• elevation	377 m (1,237 ft)
Mouth	Saugeen River
• location	Arran–Elderslie
• coordinates	44°18′24″N 81°16′23″W
• elevation	214 m (702 ft)
Length	75 km (47 mi)
Basin size	683 km2 (264 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	11 m3/s (390 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0.63 m3/s (22 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

The community of Teeswater is located on the river.

The river was named after the River Tees in England.

13km
8.1miles

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North Saugeen R.

Saugeen River

Sauble Falls
Provincial Park

MacGregor Point
Provincial Park

Inverhuron
Provincial Park

L a k e H u r o n

Saugeen River

   

Map showing the Teeswater River, part of the Saugeen River basin in Bruce County, Ontario. The orange line shows the drainage basin of the river system.^[4]