Humber River (Ontario)

Humber River
Humber River
	The Humber River in Toronto
	Location of the mouth of the Humber River in Toronto
Native name	Gabekanaang-ziibi (Ojibwe)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Southern Ontario
Census divisions	Dufferin County; Regional Municipality of Peel; Simcoe County; Regional Municipality of York;
Municipalities	Toronto; Adjala–Tosorontio; Brampton; Caledon; King; Mono; Vaughan;
Physical characteristics
Source	Humber Springs Ponds
• location	Mono, Dufferin County
• coordinates	43°56′36″N 80°00′14″W / 43.94333°N 80.00389°W
• elevation	421 m (1,381 ft)
Mouth	Humber Bay, Lake Ontario
• location	Toronto
• coordinates	43°37′56″N 79°28′19″W / 43.63222°N 79.47194°W
• elevation	74 m (243 ft)
Length	100 km (62 mi)
Basin size	903 km2 (349 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

The Humber River (Ojibwe: Gabekanaang-ziibi, lit. 'little thundering waters')^[1] is a river in Southern Ontario, Canada.^[2] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is a tributary of Lake Ontario and is one of two major rivers on either side of the city of Toronto, the other being the Don River to the east. It was designated a Canadian Heritage River on September 24, 1999.^[3]

The Humber collects from about 750 creeks and tributaries in a fan-shaped area north of Toronto that encompasses portions of Dufferin County, the Regional Municipality of Peel, Simcoe County, and the Regional Municipality of York. The main branch runs for about 100 kilometres (60 mi)^[3] from the Niagara Escarpment in the northwest, while another major branch, known as the East Humber River, starts at Lake St. George in the Oak Ridges Moraine near Aurora to the northeast. They join north of Toronto and then flow in a generally southeasterly direction into Lake Ontario at what was once the far western portions of the city.^[4] The river mouth is flanked by Sir Casimir Gzowski Park and Humber Bay Park East.

^ Humber College, INDIGENOUS CULTURAL MARKERS
^ "Humber River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference CHRS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Humber River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-03-15. Shows the course of the river highlighted on a map.

[1] Humber College, INDIGENOUS CULTURAL MARKERS

[CGNDB-2] "Humber River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-15.

[CHRS-3] Cite error: The named reference CHRS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[AOCHighlight-4] "Humber River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-03-15. Shows the course of the river highlighted on a map.

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