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
Black Creek (Big Rideau Lake) is located in Southern Ontario
Black Creek (Big Rideau Lake)
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 / 44.74778°N 76.34694°W / 44.74778; -76.34694
 • elevation147 m (482 ft)
MouthBig Rideau Lake
 • location
Tay Valley
 • coordinates
44°46′19″N 76°14′02″W / 44.77194°N 76.23389°W / 44.77194; -76.23389
 • elevation
123.1 m (404 ft)
Basin size94 km2 (36 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemSaint Lawrence River drainage basin

References

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  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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