Corben Creek (Ontario)

Corben Creek
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Central Ontario
Municipalities Kawartha Lakes, Minden Hills
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Source Unnamed lake
 - location Lutterworth Township, Minden Hills, Haliburton County
 - elevation 294 m (965 ft)
 - coordinates 44°47′01″N 78°44′44″W / 44.783681863567615°N 78.74560271657286°W / 44.783681863567615; -78.74560271657286
Mouth Balsam Lake
 - location Somerville Township, Kawartha Lakes
 - elevation 256.3 m (841 ft)
 - coordinates 44°41′09″N 78°44′48″W / 44.68583°N 78.74667°W / 44.68583; -78.74667[1]Coordinates: 44°41′09″N 78°44′48″W / 44.68583°N 78.74667°W / 44.68583; -78.74667[1]
Location of the mouth of the creek in Southern Ontario

Corben Creek is a stream in the municipality of Minden Hills, Haliburton County, and the unitary city of Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3][4] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is tributary of Balsam Lake.

Course

The river begins at an unnamed lake in geographic Somerville Township in Minden Hills, about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of the sommunity of Buller, and flows south to Corben Lake where it passes into geographic Somerville Township, Kawartha Lakes. It exits Corben lake at its southern tip, continues south, passes under Kawartha Lakes Road 45, and reaches Four Mile Lake, leaving that lake at the south. It turns southwest, flows under Ontario Highway 35, and reaches its mouth at the northeast side of Balsam Lake, about 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) north of the community of Rosedale.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Corben Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  2. 1 2 "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  3. Map 5 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  4. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
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