Sucker Creek (Osborne Township)

Sucker Creek
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Nipissing
Geographic township Osborne Township
Part of Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Source Sucker Lake
 - elevation 306 m (1,004 ft)
 - coordinates 46°42′19″N 79°24′55″W / 46.70528°N 79.41528°W / 46.70528; -79.41528
Mouth Little Sucker Lake
 - elevation 306 m (1,004 ft)
 - coordinates 46°41′55″N 79°23′55″W / 46.69861°N 79.39861°W / 46.69861; -79.39861[1]Coordinates: 46°41′55″N 79°23′55″W / 46.69861°N 79.39861°W / 46.69861; -79.39861[1]
Length 2.5 km (2 mi)
Location of the mouth of Sucker Creek in Ontario

Sucker Creek is a stream in geographic Osborne Township[2][3] in the Unorganized North Part of Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][4][5] It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is a tributary of Little Sucker Lake. Sucker Creek forms part of the border of Jocko Rivers Provincial Park.[2][6][7]

Course

Sucker Creek begins at the southern tip of Sucker Lake and flows 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) southeast along a boggy course to the northwest side of Little Sucker Lake. Little Sucker Lake flows via the Jocko River and the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River. The creek has one, unnamed right tributary, arriving mid-course from an unnamed lake.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sucker Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Osborne" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  4. ↑ Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  5. ↑ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  6. ↑ "Jocko Rivers". Ontario Parks. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  7. ↑ "Jocko Rivers Provincial Park Management Statement". Ontario Parks. 2006-05-26. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
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