Black Creek is a stream in the municipalities of Tay Valley, Lanark County and Rideau Lakes, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It flows from an unnamed lake in Rideau Lakes[2] to the west shore of Big Rideau Lake in Tay Valley.[3] Big Rideau Lake, on the Rideau Canal, flows via the Rideau River and Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River. The stream has a drainage basin of 94 square kilometres (36 sq mi).[4]
| Black Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Black Creek in southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Eastern Ontario |
| Counties | |
| Municipalities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Unnamed lake |
| • location | Rideau Lakes |
| • coordinates | 44°44′52″N 76°20′49″W / 44.74778°N 76.34694°W |
| • elevation | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Mouth | Big Rideau Lake |
• location | Tay Valley |
• coordinates | 44°46′19″N 76°14′02″W / 44.77194°N 76.23389°W |
• elevation | 123.1 m (404 ft) |
| Basin size | 94 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River drainage basin |
References
edit- ^ "Black Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ "Township of Crosby North" (JPG). Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ "Township of Burgess North" (JPG). Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ "Subwatershed Reporting — Rideau Lakes". Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
Sources
edit- Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
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