Grindstone Creek (Hamilton Harbour)

Grindstone Creek
River
Grindstone Creek flowing over the Niagara Escarpment at the Boundary Falls
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
Municipalities Burlington, Hamilton
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Source Lake Medad
 - location Burlington, Regional Municipality of Halton
 - elevation 243 m (797 ft)
 - coordinates 43°22′09″N 79°53′23″W / 43.36916373212338°N 79.88979232569°W / 43.36916373212338; -79.88979232569
Mouth Lake Ontario
 - location Burlington, Regional Municipality of Halton
 - elevation 74 m (243 ft)
 - coordinates 43°17′25″N 79°52′59″W / 43.29028°N 79.88306°W / 43.29028; -79.88306[1]Coordinates: 43°17′25″N 79°52′59″W / 43.29028°N 79.88306°W / 43.29028; -79.88306[1]
Location of the mouth of Grindstone Creek in Southern Ontario

Grindstone Creek is a stream in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a tributary of Lake Ontario at the western end of the lake.[1][2][3][4]

The creek begins Lake Medad in the city of Burlington, Regional Municipality of Halton. It flows west immediately into the unitary city of Hamilton. The creek turns southwest into the community of Waterdown, and flows over the Niagara Escarpment at Boundary Falls. It re-enters Burlington at the community of Aldershot, turns west, and reaches its mouth at Hamilton Harbour on Lake Ontario, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Grindstone Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  2. ↑ "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  3. ↑ Map 3 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  4. ↑ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-03-21.

See also

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