Tonawanda Creek (Ontario)

Tonawanda Creek is a creek in Central Ontario, Canada.[1] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the Big East River.

Tonawanda Creek
Tonawanda Creek (Ontario) is located in Ontario
Tonawanda Creek (Ontario)
Location of the mouth of Tonawanda Creek in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionCentral Ontario
Districts
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed lake
 • locationKearney, Parry Sound District
 • coordinates45°35′45″N 79°06′23″W / 45.59583°N 79.10639°W / 45.59583; -79.10639
 • elevation422 m (1,385 ft)
MouthBig East River
 • location
Lake of Bays, District Municipality of Muskoka
 • coordinates
45°28′07″N 79°03′58″W / 45.46861°N 79.06611°W / 45.46861; -79.06611
 • elevation
337 m (1,106 ft)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin
Tributaries 
 • rightLittle Tonawanda Creek

Course edit

The creek rises at an unnamed intermittent lake near the community of Ravensworth in the municipality of Kearney in Parry Sound District. It then flows southwest, then southeast, passes over the Banning Dam, takes in the right tributary Little Tonawanda Creek, and reaches its mouth at the Big East River in the township of Lake of Bays, Muskoka District Municipality. The Big East River flows via the North Branch Muskoka River, then the Moon River and Musquash River to Lake Huron.

Tributary edit

  • Little Tonawanda Creek (right)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Tonawanda Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-11-13.