Foxear Creek

Foxear Creek
Foxear Creek
	Location of the creek mouth in Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
State	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
Municipality	Greenstone
Physical characteristics
Source	Foxear Lake
• coordinates	49°42′57″N 87°39′41″W / 49.71583°N 87.66139°W
• elevation	326 m (1,070 ft)
Mouth	Namewaminikan River
• coordinates	49°43′15″N 87°55′25″W / 49.72083°N 87.92361°WCoordinates: 49°43′15″N 87°55′25″W / 49.72083°N 87.92361°W
• elevation	299 m (981 ft)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

Foxear Creek is a stream in the municipality of Greenstone, Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Namewaminikan River. The river lies in the geographic townships of Sandra,^[2] Irwin^[3] and Walters.^[4]

Course[]

The river begins at Foxear Lake. It travels west through a series of lakes, flows under Ontario Highway 801, and arrives at Bearskin Lake. It continues west through before reaching its mouth at the Namewaminikan River. The Namewaminikan River flows via Lake Nipigon and the Nipigon River to Lake Superior.

^ "Foxear Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
^ "Sandra" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
^ "Irwin" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
^ "Walters" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

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