Coyle Creek

Coyle Creek
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Southern Ontario
Regional Municipality Niagara
Municipalities Welland, Pelham, West Lincoln
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Mouth Welland River
 - elevation 175 m (574 ft)
 - coordinates 42°58′53″N 79°17′22″W / 42.98139°N 79.28944°W / 42.98139; -79.28944Coordinates: 42°58′53″N 79°17′22″W / 42.98139°N 79.28944°W / 42.98139; -79.28944
Location of the mouth of Coyle Creek in southern Ontario

Coyle Creek is a small creek in the municipalities of Welland, Pelham, and West Lincoln in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada, that forms an important component of the Welland River watershed. The last section of the creek constitutes an oasis of wild habitat in an otherwise increasingly developed area; the upper section of the creek runs through a golf course.

The creek contains numerous fish species, including largemouth bass, northern pike, crappie, channel catfish, sunfish, and various species of minnow. As well, mud puppies are present in the creek. The surrounding woods are home to a wide variety of wildlife, including beavers, which are comparatively rare in Southern Ontario due to habitat loss.

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