Fall River (Ontario)
river in Lanark and Frontenac Counties, Ontario, Canada
The Fall River is a river in Frontenac and Lanark Counties in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Ottawa River drainage basin, and flows from Sharbot Lake and through Bennett Lake to join the Mississippi River. The river is named after settlers of the late 17th century..
Course
The Fall River is fed from Sharbot Lake in Central Frontenac, Frontenac County and numerous springs, and it meanders along the Trans Canada Trail. It passes into Tay Valley, Lanark County and flows through the community of Maberly; fills the 20 km of Bennett Lake; flows by the community of Fallbrook; and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from its origin, reaches its mouth at the Mississippi River.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Fall River (Ontario)” as river in Lanark and Frontenac Counties, Ontario, Canada. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as river in Lanark and Frontenac Counties, Ontario, Canada. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5432068. Authority coordinates are 44.973, -76.360. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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