Black Creek (Big Rideau Lake)

Black Creek is a stream in the municipalities of Tay Valley, Lanark County and Rideau Lakes, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It flows from an unnamed lake in Rideau Lakes[2] to the west shore of Big Rideau Lake in Tay Valley.[3] Big Rideau Lake, on the Rideau Canal, flows via the Rideau River and Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River. The stream has a drainage basin of 94 square kilometres (36 sq mi).[4]

Black Creek
Location of the mouth of Black Creek in southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Eastern Ontario
Counties	Lanark Leeds and Grenville
Municipalities	Tay Valley Rideau Lakes
Physical characteristics
Source	Unnamed lake
• location	Rideau Lakes
• coordinates	44°44′52″N 76°20′49″W
• elevation	147 m (482 ft)
Mouth	Big Rideau Lake
• location	Tay Valley
• coordinates	44°46′19″N 76°14′02″W
• elevation	123.1 m (404 ft)
Basin size	94 km^2 (36 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Saint Lawrence River drainage basin

References

1. "Black Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
2. "Township of Crosby North" (JPG). Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
3. "Township of Burgess North" (JPG). Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
4. "Subwatershed Reporting — Rideau Lakes". Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-20.

Sources

• Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2015-07-20.