Black Creek (Big Rideau Lake)

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
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionEastern Ontario
Counties
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed lake
  locationRideau Lakes
  coordinates44°44′52″N 76°20′49″W
  elevation147 m (482 ft)
MouthBig Rideau Lake
  location
Tay Valley
  coordinates
44°46′19″N 76°14′02″W
  elevation
123.1 m (404 ft)
Basin size94 km2 (36 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemSaint Lawrence River drainage basin

References

  1. "Black Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  2. "Township of Crosby North" (JPG). Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  3. "Township of Burgess North" (JPG). Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  4. "Subwatershed Reporting — Rideau Lakes". Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-20.

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