Lynde Creek

Lynde Creek
Lynde Creek
	Location of the mouth of Lynde Creek in southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Central Ontario
Regional Municipality	Durham
Municipalities	Whitby; Scugog;
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Scugog
• coordinates	44°01′18″N 79°02′17″W / 44.02167°N 79.03806°W
• elevation	287 m (942 ft)
Mouth	Lake Ontario
• location	Whitby
• coordinates	43°50′43″N 78°57′09″W / 43.84528°N 78.95250°WCoordinates: 43°50′43″N 78°57′09″W / 43.84528°N 78.95250°W
• elevation	74 m (243 ft)
Basin size	132.19 km2 (51.04 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

Lynde Creek is a stream in the municipalities of Whitby and Scugog, Regional Municipality of Durham, in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is a tributary of Lake Ontario, and is under the auspices of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority.^[2] The creek begins on the Oak Ridges Moraine in geographic Reach Township^[3] in the municipality of Scugog, and flows south to its mouth in the southwest of the town of Whitby. Portions of the 132.19-square-kilometre (51.04 sq mi) watershed^[4] also extend into the town of Ajax, the city of Pickering and the municipality of Uxbridge.^[2]

References[]

^ "Lynde Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
^ ^a ^b "Lynde Creek Watershed Plan" (PDF). Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. May 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
^ "Township of Reach" (JPG). 1880 Map of Ontario Counties - The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project. McGill University. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
^ "Land & Water Conservation". Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-05.

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