Millhaven Creek (French: ruisseau Millhaven) is a stream in the municipalities of Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, and South Frontenac, Frontenac County, and the single-tier municipality of Kingston in eastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][6][7][8] It is a tributary of Lake Ontario and is under the auspices of the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority.[9]
| Millhaven Creek ruisseau Millhaven | |
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  Location of the mouth of the creek in Southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
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| Municipalities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sydenham Lake |
| • location | South Frontenac |
| • coordinates | 44°16′42″N 81°06′04″W / 44.27833°N 81.10111°W[2] |
| • elevation | 130 m (430 ft)[3] |
| Mouth | Lake Ontario |
• location | Loyalist |
• coordinates | 44°11′37″N 76°44′25″W / 44.19361°N 76.74028°W[1] |
• elevation | 74.1 m (243 ft)[4] |
| Length | 56.6 km (35.2 mi)[5] |
| Basin size | 179 km2 (69 sq mi)[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lake Ontario→ Saint Lawrence River→ Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
| River system | Lake Ontario drainage basin |
| Waterbodies | Odessa Lake |
Course
editMillhaven Creek begins at the outflow over the Sydenham Lake Dam[10] from Sydenham Lake at the community of Sydenham in South Frontenac at an elevation of 130 metres (430 ft)[3] and heads southwest, reaching Peters Lake. It leaves the lake at the southwest continuing to head southwest, flows under Frontenac County Road 38 at the community of Murvale (where the sign on the road reads "Murvale Creek"), enters the northwest corner of Kingston, and reaches the northeast end of Odessa Lake. The creek enters Loyalist at the lake, leaving that lake at the southwest end and continuing southwest. It flows under Ontario Highway 401 at the community of Odessa, passes over Millhaven Dam,[10] continues southwest through the communities of Asselstine and Link's Corners, then turns abruptly southeast then south, passes under Ontario Highway 33 at the community of Millhaven and reaches Lake Ontario at an elevation of 74.1 metres (243 ft).[4][1][2][6]
Recreation
editThe Purdy water access point, for launching canoes and other small craft, is located on the creek at Murvale.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Millhaven Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ a b c "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ a b "Google Earth". Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ a b Inferred from Lake Ontario. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ a b "Ontario Flow Assessment Tool". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ a b "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "Watersheds" (PDF). Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority. 2013. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ a b "Water Control Structures" (PDF). Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority. 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "Boat Ramps and Water Access Points". Catarqui Region Conservation Authority. Retrieved 2021-01-06.