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Avon River (Ontario)

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Avon River is a river in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. The river was named after the River Avon in England when the town of Stratford was founded on its banks in 1832. The Avon River rises northeast of Stratford and flows southwest, flowing into the North Thames River near St. Marys. It was originally known as the Little Thames River.

Flows through: Canada.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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