Potter Creek (Nipissing District)
| Potter Creek ruisseau Potter | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Potter Creek on a map of Southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northern Ontario |
| District | Nipissing District |
| Part | Unorganized South Part |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tern Lake |
| • coordinates | 45°34′40″N 78°50′13″W / 45.57778°N 78.83694°W[2] |
| • elevation | 505 metres (1,657 ft)[3] |
| Mouth | Canoe Lake |
• coordinates | 45°34′40″N 78°43′42″W / 45.57778°N 78.72833°W[1] |
• elevation | 417 metres (1,368 ft)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Potter Creek (French: ruisseau Potter) is a stream in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][4][5][6] It is a tributary of Canoe Lake, is in the Lake Huron drainage basin, and lies within Algonquin Provincial Park.[1][2][4]
Course
[edit]Potter Creek begins at Tern Lake at an elevation of 505 metres (1,657 ft)[3] and heads north to Furrow Lake. It leaves the lake at the north end, takes in the left tributary Brown Creek, and turns north east, curving southeast through Brûlé Lake to Potter Lake. Potter Creek flows south-southeast out of the south end of the lake, crosses the former Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway at the settlement of Canoe Lake, and reaches its mouth at Canoe Lake at an elevation of 417 metres (1,368 ft).[3] Canoe Lake flows via the Oxtongue River, the Lake of Bays, the South Branch Muskoka River, the Muskoka River, Lake Muskoka and the Moon River to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.[1][2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Potter Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ a b c d "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ a b c d "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ a b c "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ Map 9 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-10-08.