Skootamatta River
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The Skootamatta River is a river in Hastings County, Ontario. It flows from Skootamatta Lake to join the Moira River north of Tweed, Ontario.
Up until 1908, the river was use, to transport logs to sawmills in the Belleville area. At one time, there was a small hydroelectric station on the river near Slave Lake which generated power for a nearby gold mine.
Communities on the river include:
The river's name is thought to come from Ojibwa words meaning "burnt shoreline".
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