Sixteen Mile Creek (Niagara Region)

For other places with the same name, see Sixteen Mile Creek.
Sixteen Mile Creek
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Southern Ontario
Regional Municipality Niagara
Municipalities Lincoln, Pelham, West Lincoln
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Source Field
 - location West Lincoln
 - elevation 182 m (597 ft)
 - coordinates 43°03′41″N 79°31′26″W / 43.06139°N 79.52389°W / 43.06139; -79.52389
Mouth Sixteen Mile Creek Pond at Lake Ontario
 - location Lincoln
 - elevation 74 m (243 ft)
 - coordinates 43°09′34″N 79°20′02″W / 43.15944°N 79.33389°W / 43.15944; -79.33389Coordinates: 43°09′34″N 79°20′02″W / 43.15944°N 79.33389°W / 43.15944; -79.33389
Location of the mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek in southern Ontario

Sixteen Mile Creek is a stream in the municipalities of Lincoln, Pelham and West Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin and flows from the top of the Niagara Escarpment to Sixteen Mile Pond on Lake Ontario. The stream falls within the remit of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority,[2] whose 2012 watershed report card gave the stream watershed grades of D for both water quality and forest cover.[2]

References

  1. "Sixteen Mile Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. 1 2 "Lake Ontario South Shore" (PDF). 2012 Watershed Report Card. Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-18.

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