Teeswater is a community in the municipality of South Bruce

South Bruce, Ontario

South Bruce is a municipality and census subdivision in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.-History:South Bruce was created in 1999 as part of county-wide municipal restructuring. In 1998, the Township of Culross and the Village of Teeswater amalgamated to form the Township of Teeswater-Culross...

, Bruce County

Bruce County, Ontario

Bruce County is a county in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. As of 2006, the population was 65,349. The area was . The county seat is Walkerton, Ontario. It is located at ....

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is located 12 kilometers west of Mildmay

Mildmay, Ontario

Mildmay is a community in the Municipality of South Bruce, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Mildmay is located northwest of Minto and south of Walkerton on Highway 9. Formosa lies tothe northwest, and Neustadt to the east....

, 16 kilometers north of Wingham

Wingham, Ontario

Wingham is a community located in the municipality of North Huron, Ontario, Canada, which is located in Huron County...

 on County Road 4, and 25 kilometers southeast of Ripley on Bruce Road 6. The population in 2006 was about 1200.
Teeswater is located on the Teeswater River

Teeswater River

The Teeswater River is a river in Bruce County, Ontario which empties into the Saugeen River at Paisley, Ontario.The community of Teeswater is located on the river.The river was named after the River Tees in England....

, a tributary of the Saugeen River

Saugeen River

The Saugeen River is located in southern Ontario, Canada, flowing generally north-west about 160 km before exiting into Lake Huron. The river is navigable for some distance, and was once an important barge route...

. Surveyors named the river after the River Tees

River Tees

The River Tees is in Northern England. It rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines, and flows eastwards for 85 miles to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar.-Geography:...

 in England and the settlement was named for the river.