Maxwell Creek (Chatham-Kent)

Maxwell Creek is a stream in the municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[3][1][4][5][6] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye).[3][1][4]

Maxwell Creek
Location of the mouth of Maxwell Creek in Southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Southwestern Ontario
Municipality	Chatham-Kent
Physical characteristics
Source	Unnamed field
• coordinates	42°34′48″N 82°15′44″W[1]
• elevation	179 m (587 ft)[2]
Mouth	Chenail Ecarté (The Snye)
• coordinates	42°31′53″N 82°24′07″W[3]
• elevation	177 m (581 ft)[2]
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

The creek begins in an unnamed field at an elevation of 179 metres (587 ft),[2] southeast of the community of Tupperville. It flows southwest, then turns west near the community of Oldfield, passes under Ontario Highway 40, and reaches its mouth at the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye), a distributary of the St. Clair River that flows to Lake St. Clair, at an elevation of 177 metres (581 ft).[2]. The Chenail Ecarté (The Skye) flows via Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River to Lake Erie.[3][1][4]

References

1. "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
2. "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-08-01.
3. "Maxwell Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
4. "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
5. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
6. Map 1 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-08-01.