Deep River is a town in Renfrew County

Renfrew County, Ontario

Renfrew is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. In 2006, the population was 97,545 and county covered , giving a population density of . There are 17 official municipalities.-Government:...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. Located along the Ottawa River

Ottawa River

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, it lies about 200 kilometres (124.3 mi) north-west of Ottawa

Ottawa

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 on the Trans-Canada Highway

Trans-Canada Highway

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. Deep River is opposite the Laurentian Mountains

Laurentian mountains

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 and the Province of Quebec

Quebec

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The primary industry centres around research at the Chalk River Nuclear Research Laboratory, in nearby Chalk River, Ontario

Chalk River, Ontario

Chalk River is a Canadian rural community part of the Laurentian Hills municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario. It is located in the Upper Ottawa Valley along Highway 17 , 10 km inland from the Ottawa River, approximately 21 km northwest of Petawawa, and 182 km northwest of Ottawa...

, a facility of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

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Chalk River is about 10 km south of Deep River down High Way 17E

Technically, the plant belongs to the municipality of Deep River.