Humber River
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There are several rivers in the world called the Humber River:
- Humber River, England, on the eastern coast
- Humber River, Newfoundland, near Corner Brook in Canada
- Humber River, Toronto
The English Humber is an 50 km estuary that takes the waters of the Rivers Ouse and Trent east to the North Sea. At its mouth it is over 11km wide. The Humber Bridge was built in 1981 to further development along the banks of the river.
The Humber River in Toronto flows south 93 km from its origin in Orangeville to Lake Ontario. Its eastern branch originates in Aurora, Ontario and meets the river just south of Highway 7. The western branch flows from the Claireville Conservation Area in Brampton west into Toronto through Rexdale roughly parallel to Finch Ave., and then Albion Rd., before meeting the main branch at Summerlea Park near Weston and Sheppard.