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The Cottage Country region refers to the area north and northeast of Toronto.  This area has long been the weekend playground for city dwellers. Much of the region is covered by the Canadian Shield, which is a massive area of rugged, rocky landscapes that contrast strongly with the tamer, urban and agricultural areas to the south.  There are hundreds of waterfalls in this region, and many large ones are located near the main roads making them easy to visit.  The region covers the following counties: Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Muskoka, Northumberland, and Peterborough. (Parry Sound District can be found in the Northeast Region). 

  

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Waterfall Settlement River Size Form Visitability
Haliburton          
Buttermilk Falls (Kennisis) Buttermilk Falls Kennisis River Medium Slide Average
Castor Oil Chute Kennaway York River ? ? ?
Cope Falls Cope Falls Cope Creek ? ? ?
Drag River Falls Gelert Drag River Small Cascade Mediocre
Elliott Falls Norland Gull River Small Cascade Good
Furnace Falls Furnace Falls Irondale River Small Cascade Mediocre
Gooderham Falls Gooderham Irondale River Small Cascade Mediocre
High Falls (York at Kennaway) Kennaway York River Small Slide Good
Kennisis Log Flume Little Hawk Lake Kennisis River Small Log Flume Average
Long Slide Dorset Hollow River Small Slide Average
Moore Falls Moore Falls Black Lake Insignificant Dam Poor
Nunikani Dam Falls Little Hawk Lake Nunikani Lake drains to Big Hawk Lake Small Cascade Average
Oxtongue River Rapids Oxtongue Lake Oxtongue River Small Cascade Average
Rackety Falls Deep Bay Bob Creek Small Cascade Mediocre
Ritchie Falls Lochlin Burnt River Small Cascade Average
Three Brothers Falls Howland Burnt River Small Cascade Average
Workman Falls Minden Gull River Historical Dam Historical
Muskoka          
Bala Falls Bala Moon River Small Cascade Average
Bala Falls (Side) Bala Moon River Small Cascade Mediocre
Baxter Lake Falls Honey Harbour Baxter Lake drains to South Bay of Georgian Bay ? ? ?
Baysville Dam Baysville Muskoka River (South Branch) Historical Dam Mediocre
Big Chute (Severn) Big Chute Severn River into Gloucester Pool Small Cascade Average
Big Eddy Rapids Sahanatien Musquash River Historical Dam Historical
Bracebridge Falls Bracebridge Muskoka River (North Branch) Large Cascade (Steep) Average
Bracebridge Falls (Upper) Bracebridge Muskoka, North Branch Medium Cascade Mediocre
Crozier Falls Purbrook Muskoka River (South Branch) Small Cascade Average
Curtain Chute Dock Siding Moon River Insignificant Rapids Mediocre
Dee Bank Falls Dee Bank Dee River Small Slide Average
Distress Chute Brooks Mills Big East River Small Cascade Good
Fairy Falls Baysville Muskoka River (South Branch) Small Cascade Average
Flat Rapids Potter's Landing Go Home Lake Insignificant Chute Poor
Flat Rock Rapids Potters Landing Go Home River ? ? ?
Go Home Chute Go Home Go Home River ? ? ?
Gravel Falls Oxtongue Lake Oxtongue River Medium Cascade Good
Hanna Chute Muskoka Falls Muskoka River (South Branch) Historical Dam Poor
Hatchery Falls Ullswater Skeleton River Small Cascade Average
High Falls (Muskoka) Bracebridge Muskoka River (North Branch) Large Cascade (Steep) Good
Hogs Trough Dwight Oxtongue River Medium Cascade Good
Hood Rapids Etwell Buck River Small Chute Average
Housey's Rapids Housey's Rapids Bass Lake drains to Kashe Lake Historical Historical Historical
Island Portage Falls Roderick Moon River ? ? ?
Jack Knife Rapids Moon River Moon River Small Rapids Average
Kashe River Cascade Kashe Lake Kashe River ? Cascade ?
Little High Falls Bracebridge Un-named Small Cascade Average
Long Falls Crooked Bay Gibson River ? ? ?
Low Falls Vankoughnet Black River ? ? ?
Marshs Falls Dwight Oxtongue River Small Cascade Mediocre
Matthiasville Falls Mattiasville Muskoka River (South Branch) Medium Cascade Mediocre
May Chutes Fraserburg Muskoka River (South Branch) ? ? ?
McCutcheons Falls Vankoughnet Black River Small Cascade Average
McDonald River Falls Crooked Bay McDonald River ? ? ?
Minnehaha Falls (Skeleton) Ullswater Skeleton River Small Cascade Average
Moon Chute Bala Moon River Historical Historical Historical
Moon Falls Moon River Moon River ? ? ?
Moon River Rapids Bala Moon River ? Rapids ?
Muskoka Falls Muskoka Falls Muskoka River (South Branch) Large Cascade Average
Mye River Cascades Big Chute My River Insignificant Cascade Average
Peterson Falls Vankoughnet Black River ? ? ?
Port Sydney Falls Port Sydney Muskoka (North Branch) Small Slide Average
Potts Falls Bracebridge Pott's Creek Small Cascade (Steep) Mediocre
Pretty Channel Rapids Big Chute Severn River (Pretty Channel) Small Cascade Mediocre
Ragged Falls Oxtongue Lake Oxtongue River Large Cascade Outstanding
Ragged Rapids (Musquash) Bala Musquash River Historical Dam Historical
Ragged Rapids (Severn) Hydro Glen Severn River Insignificant Chute Mediocre
Rocky Rapids Matthiasville Muskoka (South Branch) ? ? ?
Rosseau Falls Rosseau Falls Rosseau River Medium Cascade Good
Rosseau Falls (Upper) Rosseau Rosseau River Medium Cascade Average
Sandy Gray Rapids Potters Landing Musquash Medium Cascade Average
Seven Sisters Rapids Moon River Moon River Small Rapids Average
Slater Falls Fraserburg Muskoka River (South Branch) ? ? ?
Stills Falls Foot's Bay Bass Lake to Lake Joseph ? ? ?
Stubbs Falls Huntsville Little East River Small Cascade Average
Three Rock Chute Crooked Bay Musquash River ? ? ?
Trethewey Falls Muskoka Falls Muskoka River (South Branch) Small Cascade Mediocre
Twin Rapids Moon River Moon River Small Cascade Good
Wasdell Falls Wasdell Falls Severn River Medium Dam Mediocre
Whites Falls Big Chute Six Mile Lake to Gloucester Pool Medium Cascade Average
Wilsons Falls Bracebridge Muskoka River (North Branch) Medium Cascade Good
Wilsons Falls (North) Bracebridge Muskoka River (North Branch) Medium Cascade Average
Northumberland        
Healey Falls Healey Falls Trent River Large Step Good
Ranney Falls Campbellford Trent River Medium Plunge Mediocre
Peterborough        
Anstruther Creek Falls Anstruther Lake Anstruther Creek Small Cascade Average
Burleigh Falls Burleigh Falls Otonabee River Medium Cascade Good
Copper Lake Falls Anstruther Lake Anstruther Creek Small Cascade Average
Haultain Cascade Haultain Eels Creek Small Cascade Poor (Private)
High Falls (Eels 2) Apsley Eels Creek Small ? ?
High Falls (Eels) Stonyridge Eels Creek Medium Cascade Good
Marble Rapids Apsley Eels Creek Small Cascade Mediocre
North Rathburn Lake Falls Anstruther Lake Rathburn Creek ? ? ?
Perrys Creek Cascade Burleigh Falls Perry's Creek Small Cascade Mediocre
Rathburn Dam Cascade Anstruther Lake Anstruther Lake to Rathburn Lake ? Cascade ?
Serpentine Lake Falls Anstruther Lake Serpentine Lake to Copper Lake ? ? ?
Warsaw Caves Falls Warsaw Indian River Small Cascade Average
Simcoe          
Coopers Falls Cooper's Falls Black River Small Cascade Average
Dinnertime Rapids Lost Channel Landing Severn River ? Chute ?
Lavender Falls Dunedin Noisy River Medium Plunge Poor (Private)
Little Falls Little Falls Severn River Small Chute Average
Port Severn Rapids Port Severn Little Lake drains to Severn Sound Insignificant Cascade Mediocre
Severn Falls Severn Falls Severn River Historical Historical Mediocre
Sparrow Lake Chute Severn River Sophers Landing Historical Historical Historical
Swift Rapids Swift Rapids Severn River Historical Dam Average
Victoria          
Big Eddy Cooper's Falls Black River ? ? ?
Fenelon Falls Fenelon Falls Cameron to Sturgeon Lake Medium Plunge Average
Ragged Rapids (Black) Ragged Rapids Black River Small Chute Average
Victoria Falls Ragged Rapids Black River Medium Slide Average
 
Geographic coordinates for almost all of these waterfalls are provided in the print version of "Waterfalls of Ontario."
 

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