Sixteen Mile Creek (Ontario)
| Sixteen Mile Creek | |
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 Sixteen Mile Creek in Milton, Ontario. |
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| Mouth | Lake Ontario |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Location | Milton, Oakville |
| Basin area | 372 km2 (144 sq mi)[1] |
Sixteen Mile Creek is a river running through the Halton Region of Ontario, Canada, from the Niagara Escarpment, through the towns of Milton and Oakville, where it flows into Lake Ontario.[2]
It was previously known to the Mississauga Indians as Ne-sauga y-onk or niizhozaagiwan (having two outlets)[3] and to the French as Rivière de Gravois (gravelly river).[4]
Like many creeks draining into Lake Ontario, Sixteen Mile Creek has cut a deep valley that is home to a broad range of wildlife, including whitetail deer, raccoons, foxes, opossum, and squirrels.[5] The forest contains tree species typical of the Carolinian forest habitat,[6] although since this is close to the northern limit of this zone, some are poorly represented.
In Oakville, it also forms part of Glen Abbey Golf Course[7] and is home to the Oakville Yacht Squadron.[8]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Dunn, p. 4.
- ^ Dunn, p. 4-6.
- ^ FREELANG Ojibwe-English and English-Ojibwe online dictionary
- ^ "French Sketch Map, c. 1760". http://images.burlington.halinet.on.ca/9469/data. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ Dunn, p. 110-112.
- ^ Dunn, p. 52.
- ^ Witteveen 2001, p. 149.
- ^ Great Lakes Historical Society 1962, p. 59.
[edit] References
- Dunn, Andrea. "Sixteen Mile Creek Monitoring Project (Draft)". Credit River Anglers Association. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zxLZfx5M.
- Witteveen, Gordon (2001). A century of greenkeeping. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 9781575041612. http://books.google.com/books?id=iZjB0fXZEPkC&pg=PA149. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- Great Lakes Historical Society (1962). Inland seas. Great Lakes Historical Society.. http://books.google.com/books?id=VRIUAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
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