:''For other rivers named "Severn", see
Severn River.''
The 'Severn River' is a river in central
Ontario. Its headwaters are located at the north end of
Lake Couchiching. It drains Lake Couchiching and
Lake Simcoe. The river flows generally northwest into
Georgian Bay, a large bay of
Lake Huron. The Severn forms part of the inland
canal system known as the
Trent-Severn Waterway, which links
Port Severn on
Georgian Bay with
Trenton on
Lake Ontario via the
Trent Canal. From the middle of the
19th century up until the completion of the canal in
1920, the Severn was used to transport logs to
sawmills down river. There are two
hydroelectric stations at falls located on its course. The central Ontario Severn River is only 30 km (20 miles) long.
See also
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List of Ontario rivers