Black Creek (Big Rideau Lake)

Black Creek
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Eastern Ontario
Counties Lanark, Leeds and Grenville
Municipalities Tay Valley, Rideau Lakes
Part of Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Source Unnamed lake
 - location Rideau Lakes
 - elevation 147 m (482 ft)
 - coordinates 44°44′52″N 76°20′49″W / 44.74778°N 76.34694°W / 44.74778; -76.34694
Mouth Big Rideau Lake
 - location Tay Valley
 - elevation 123.1 m (404 ft)
 - coordinates 44°46′19″N 76°14′02″W / 44.77194°N 76.23389°W / 44.77194; -76.23389Coordinates: 44°46′19″N 76°14′02″W / 44.77194°N 76.23389°W / 44.77194; -76.23389
Basin 94 km2 (36 sq mi)
Location of the mouth of Black Creek in southern Ontario

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]

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. Retrieved 2015-07-20.

Other map sources:

  • Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
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