Running Creek is a stream in the municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][4][5][6] It is a left distributary of the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye), is a tributary of the North Sydenham River, and is part of the Great Lakes Basin.[2][4]
| Running Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Running Creek in Southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Southwestern Ontario |
| Municipality | Chatham-Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chenail Ecarté (The Snye) |
| • coordinates | 42°36′11″N 82°28′41″W / 42.60306°N 82.47806°W[2] |
| • elevation | 175 m (574 ft)[3] |
| Mouth | North Sydenham River |
• location | Wallaceburg |
• coordinates | 42°36′14″N 82°23′19″W / 42.60389°N 82.38861°W[1] |
• elevation | 175 m (574 ft)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
The creek begins at the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye) at an elevation of 175 metres (574 ft),[3] and flows east to its mouth at the North Sydenham River, at an elevation of 175 metres (574 ft), on the north side of the community of Wallaceburg.[3] The North Sydenham River flows via the Sydenham River, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River to Lake Erie.[1][2][4]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ a b c d "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ a b c "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ Map 1 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-08-07.