Don River

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The Don River is a significant waterway in Toronto, Ontario, that flows south through the city into Lake Ontario and has played an important role in its urban and environmental history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
adjacentTo Don Valley Parkway
Don Valley Trail system
Lower Don Trail
basinSize about 360 square kilometres
city Toronto
continent North America
country Canada
crossedBy Bloor Viaduct
Don Valley Parkway
Prince Edward Viaduct
ecologicalRole supports riparian habitats
urban wildlife corridor in Toronto
environmentalIssue flooding risk
industrial pollution
stormwater runoff
flowsInto Lake Ontario
flowsThrough East York
Markham
linked to: Markham, Ontario

North York
Richmond Hill
Scarborough
hasBridge Leaside Bridge
Prince Edward Viaduct
Queen Street Viaduct
hasMouthIn Toronto Harbour
hasRecreation birdwatching areas
cycling trails along Don Valley
hiking trails along Don Valley
hasTributary East Don River
Taylor-Massey Creek
linked to: Humber Creek

West Don River
linked to: East Don River
historicalSignificance important to Indigenous peoples prior to European settlement
influenced early industrial development in Toronto
subject to extensive 19th and 20th century channelization
length about 38 kilometres
locatedIn Ontario
Toronto
locatedInProtectedArea Don Valley Brick Works Park vicinity
locatedInValley Don Valley
managingAgency Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
mouthLocation Lake Ontario shoreline at Toronto
linked to: Toronto Harbour
namedAfter River Don in Yorkshire, England
linked to: River Don
province Ontario
riverSystem Great Lakes Basin
linked to: Great Lakes region
sourceLocation Oak Ridges Moraine
undergoingProject Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project
Don River and Central Waterfront Project

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Toronto majorRiver Don River
Case Blue location Don River basin
linked to: Don River
Hungarian 2nd Army frontSector Don River sector
linked to: Don River
Soviet winter counteroffensives of 1942–1943 location Don River region
linked to: Don River
Soviet Don Front location Don River region
linked to: Don River
Operation Little Saturn location Don River region
linked to: Don River
East York traversedByRiver Don River
Markham, Ontario locatedOn Don River watershed
linked to: Don River
ARMIR location Don River front
linked to: Don River
middle Don River partOf Don River
Toronto Harbour mouthOf Don River
Danforth Avenue crosses Don River Valley
linked to: Don River
Thorncliffe Park locatedNear Don River
Toronto Carrying-Place route follows Don River
Taylor Creek Park locatedIn Don River watershed
linked to: Don River
Don Valley Trail system locatedInFeature Don River valley
linked to: Don River
East Don River partOf Don River watershed
linked to: Don River
lower Don River partOf Don River
Prince Edward Viaduct crosses Don River
Don Valley Parkway follows Don River
Don Valley Parkway namedAfter Don River