Foxear Creek is a stream in the municipality of Greenstone, Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Namewaminikan River. The river lies in the geographic townships of Sandra,[2] Irwin[3] and Walters.[4]

Foxear Creek
Foxear Creek is located in Ontario
Foxear Creek
Location of the creek mouth in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
StateOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictThunder Bay
MunicipalityGreenstone
Physical characteristics
SourceFoxear Lake
 • coordinates49°42′57″N 87°39′41″W / 49.71583°N 87.66139°W / 49.71583; -87.66139
 • elevation326 m (1,070 ft)
MouthNamewaminikan River
 • coordinates
49°43′15″N 87°55′25″W / 49.72083°N 87.92361°W / 49.72083; -87.92361
 • elevation
299 m (981 ft)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin

Course edit

The river begins at Foxear Lake. It travels west through a series of lakes, flows under Ontario Highway 801, and arrives at Bearskin Lake. It continues west through Windigokan Lake before reaching its mouth at the Namewaminikan River. The Namewaminikan River flows via Lake Nipigon and the Nipigon River to Lake Superior.

References edit

  1. ^ "Foxear Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  2. ^ "Sandra" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. ^ "Irwin" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  4. ^ "Walters" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

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