Depot Creek (Barron River tributary)

Depot Creek is a river in Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin, is a tributary of Grand Lake on the Barron River, and lies entirely within Algonquin Provincial Park.[2]

Depot Creek
Depot Creek (Barron River tributary) is located in Southern Ontario
Depot Creek (Barron River tributary)
Location of the mouth of Depot Creek in southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
DistrictNipissing
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed lake
 • locationEdgar Township
 • coordinates45°57′56″N 77°55′53″W / 45.96556°N 77.93139°W / 45.96556; -77.93139
 • elevation309 m (1,014 ft)
MouthGrand Lake
 • location
Barron Township
 • coordinates
45°54′18″N 77°52′03″W / 45.90500°N 77.86750°W / 45.90500; -77.86750
 • elevation
222 m (728 ft)

The creek begins at an unnamed lake in geographic Edgar Township [2] and flows north to Francis Lake, then turns east to Pretty Lake. It heads south, passes into geographic Barron Township, and reaches its mouth at Grand Lake. Grand Lake flows via the Barron River, the Petawawa River and the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

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References

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  1. ^ "Depot Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  2. ^ a b McMurtrie, Jeffrey (2008). "Algonquin Provincial Park and the Haliburton Highlands". Wikimedia Commons. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2014-08-26.

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