Riley Creek (Ontario)

Riley Creek
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Source Riley Lake
 - location Ryde Township, Gravenhurst, District Municipality of Muskoka
 - elevation 247 m (810 ft)
 - coordinates 44°49′05″N 79°10′40″W / 44.81806°N 79.17778°W / 44.81806; -79.17778
Mouth Black River
 - location Dalton Township, Kawartha Lakes
 - elevation 235 m (771 ft)
 - coordinates 44°47′48″N 79°09′51″W / 44.79667°N 79.16417°W / 44.79667; -79.16417[1]Coordinates: 44°47′48″N 79°09′51″W / 44.79667°N 79.16417°W / 44.79667; -79.16417[1]
Length 3.5 km (2 mi)
Location of the mouth of Riley Creek in Southern Ontario

Riley Creek is a stream in the Great Lakes Basin in Central Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3][4] It flows south from its source at Riley Lake in geographic Ryde Township[5] in the municipality of Gravenhurst, District Municipality of Muskoka, to its mouth as a right tributary of the Black River in geographic Dalton Township[6] in the city of Kawartha Lakes. The Black River flows via the Severn River to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

About 80% of the creek lies within Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Riley Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  2. 1 2 "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  3. ↑ Map 5 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  4. ↑ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  5. ↑ "Ryde" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  6. ↑ "Dalton" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
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