The York River is a river in Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

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, which originates at Yorkend Lake

Yorkend Lake (Ontario)

Yorkend Lake is a lake in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada in the southern extension of Algonquin Park and is the source of the York River.-Sources:* Topographic Map Sheet Number 031E08 retrieved 2007-11-04...

 in the southern extension of Algonquin Park. The river flows through the town of Bancroft, Ontario

Bancroft, Ontario

Bancroft is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario.- History :In 1853 the first pioneer family settled in the area, and over the next 15 years the settlement grew quickly, as another 88 families followed...

, continues on through the Conroy Marsh, a 24 km² (9 sq mi) provincially significant wetland and empties into the Madawaska River

Madawaska River (Ontario)

The Madawaska River is a river in Ontario, Canada. The river is long and drains an area of . It originates at Source Lake in the highlands of Algonquin Park at an elevation of and flows east, dropping before emptying into the Ottawa River at Arnprior....

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The river alternates between fast flowing portions in steep sided gorges to slower movement through post-glacial sand flats. In these are changes in the river course has created ox-bows and abandoned ox-bows that are now ponds and wetlands.

In the second half of the 19th century, the river was used to transport logs out of the forests surrounding its watershed. Now, parts of this river have been turned into a provincial waterway park as well as a provincial nature reserve (at Egan Chute).

Group of Seven

Group of Seven (artists)

The Group of Seven, sometimes known as the Algonquin school, were a group of Canadian landscape painters from 1920-1933, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael , Lawren Harris , A. Y. Jackson , Franz Johnston , Arthur Lismer , J. E. H. MacDonald , and Frederick Varley...

 artist A. J. Casson

A. J. Casson

Alfred Joseph Casson, OC was a member of the Canadian group of painters known as the Group of Seven. He joined the group in 1926 at the invitation of Franklin Carmichael...

 painted a number of scenes from this region, including one titled "Conroy Marsh" and several along the York River itself.

Waterfalls along this river include:

• Egan Chute
• Farm Chute
• High Falls (somewhat less dramatic as a result of the High Falls Dam which regulates the water level for Baptiste Lake)

Tributaries

• Little Mississippi River
  Little Mississippi River (Ontario)
  The Little Mississippi River is a river in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is the outlet river of Weslemkoon Lake and ends in the York River which in turn empties into the Madawaska River, a tributary of the Ottawa River....
  
  
• North York River
  North York River (Ontario)
  The North York River is a river in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada in the southern extension of Algonquin Park, which originates at Little Branch Lake. The river flows south to join the York River at Branch Lake.-Sources:...
  
  

Sources

• Atlas of Canada Topographic Map Sheet Number 031E08 retrieved 2007-11-04