Depot Creek (Napanee River tributary)

Depot Creek
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Eastern Ontario
Counties Frontenac, Lennox and Addington
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Source Sixth Depot Lake
 - location Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County
 - elevation 192 m (630 ft)
 - coordinates 44°35′03″N 76°54′28″W / 44.58417°N 76.90778°W / 44.58417; -76.90778
Mouth Napanee River
 - location South Frontenac, Frontenac County
 - elevation 141 m (463 ft)
 - coordinates 44°27′41″N 76°45′42″W / 44.46139°N 76.76167°W / 44.46139; -76.76167Coordinates: 44°27′41″N 76°45′42″W / 44.46139°N 76.76167°W / 44.46139; -76.76167
Location of the mouth of Depot Creek in southern Ontario

Depot Creek is a river in Frontenac County and Lennox and Addington County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Napanee River.

Course

The creek begins at Sixth Depot Lake in Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County, and flows northeast into Central Frontenac, Frontenac County and to Fifth Depot Lake, then turns southeast to Fourth Depot Lake, turns south, is crossed by the Canadian Pacific Railway main line and reaches Third Depot Lake. It exits Third Depot Lake controlled by a dam, heads southeast to Second Depot Lake, exits that lake controlled by a dam, continues southeast into South Frontenac and to First Depot Lake, heads south, flows through the community of Bellrock, and reaches its mouth at the Napanee River. The Napanee River flows to the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario.

References

  1. "Depot Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

Other map sources:

  • Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

See also

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