The Napanee River is a river in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, which flows from its source in the Depot Lakes area north of Verona, Ontario to empty into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario at Napanee, Ontario. It flows through a valley of preglacial origin. The valley of the Napanee is lined with settlements such as Greater Napanee, Newburgh, Camden East, Yarker, and Petworth.
This river was originally called the Appanea. A grist mill was constructed on the river in 1785 near the current site of the town of Greater Napanee. Other mills were added at Yarker and Camden East.
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