Moore Creek (Nipissing District)

For other places with the same name, see Moore Creek (disambiguation).

Moore Creek ruisseau Moore
Location of the mouth of Moore Creek in Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
District	Nipissing
Municipality	South Algonquin
Physical characteristics
Source	Cross Lake
• coordinates	45°23′17″N 77°57′26″W
• elevation	441 m (1,447 ft)
Mouth	Madawaska River
• coordinates	45°29′19″N 77°58′25″W
• elevation	314 m (1,030 ft)
Basin features
River system	Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Tributaries
• left	Pastwa Creek
• right	Coghlan Creek

Moore Creek (French: ruisseau Moore) is a creek in South Algonquin, Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Madawaska River.

Hydrology

Moore Creek begins at Cross Lake at an elevation of 441 metres (1,447 ft) and travels 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest to McKenzie Lake at an elevation of 395 metres (1,296 ft). The creek then flows north 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) towards Moore Lake at an elevation of 380 metres (1,247 ft), taking in the right tributary Coghlan Creek from Coghlan Lake along the way. Pastwa Creek from Pastwa Lake enters as a left tributary at Moore Lake itself. Finally, the Moore Creek heads 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north, passing under Ontario Highway 523, to its mouth at the Madawaska River, at an elevation of 314 metres (1,030 ft). The Madawaska River flows via the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

The creek is entirely in South Algonquin, Nipissing District, but part of the drainage basin, like the southern end of McKenzie Lake and some other tributaries flowing from the south, is in Hastings Highlands, Hastings County.

Tributaries

• Pastwa Creek (left)
• Coghlan Creek (right)

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

Sources

• "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 31F5". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-02-25.