Port Granby Creek
| Port Granby Creek ruisseau Port Granby | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Port Granby Creek in southern Ontario | |
| Etymology | Named for Port Granby |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional Municipality | Durham |
| Municipality | Clarington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of two unnamed streams |
| • coordinates | 43°56′22″N 78°27′27″W / 43.93944°N 78.45750°W[2] |
| • elevation | 126[3] |
| Mouth | Lake Ontario |
• location | Port Granby |
• coordinates | 43°54′13″N 78°27′33″W / 43.90361°N 78.45917°W[1] |
• elevation | 74.1 m (243 ft)[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lake Ontario→ Saint Lawrence River→ Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
| River system | Lake Ontario drainage basin |
Port Granby Creek (French: ruisseau Port Granby) is a stream in the municipality of Clarington, Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, Canada.[1][2][5][6][7] It feeds into Lake Ontario, which it reaches at the community of Port Granby, after which it is named.[5]
Course
[edit]Port Granby Creek begins at the confluence of two unnamed streams at an elevation of 126 metres (413 ft)[3] southeast of the community of Newtonville. It heads southwest, passes under Ontario Highway 401, and turns south. The creek flows under the Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway main lines and reaches its mouth at Lake Ontario at the community of Port Granby. Lake Ontario flows via the Saint Lawrence River to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Port Granby Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ a b c "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ a b "Google Earth". Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Inferred from Lake Ontario. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ a b c "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Map 3 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-18.