Sixteen Mile Creek (Niagara Region)

For other places with the same name, see Sixteen Mile Creek.

Sixteen Mile Creek
River
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Southern Ontario
Regional Municipality	Niagara
Municipalities	Lincoln, Pelham, West Lincoln

Part of	Great Lakes Basin


Source	Field
- location	West Lincoln
- elevation	182 m (597 ft)
- coordinates	43°03′41″N 79°31′26″W / 43.06139°N 79.52389°W / 43.06139; -79.52389
Mouth	Sixteen Mile Creek Pond at Lake Ontario
- location	Lincoln
- elevation	74 m (243 ft)
- coordinates	43°09′34″N 79°20′02″W / 43.15944°N 79.33389°W / 43.15944; -79.33389Coordinates: 43°09′34″N 79°20′02″W / 43.15944°N 79.33389°W / 43.15944; -79.33389

Location of the mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek in southern Ontario

Sixteen Mile Creek is a stream in the municipalities of Lincoln, Pelham and West Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin and flows from the top of the Niagara Escarpment to Sixteen Mile Pond on Lake Ontario. The stream falls within the remit of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority,^[2] whose 2012 watershed report card gave the stream watershed grades of D for both water quality and forest cover.^[2]

References

↑ "Sixteen Mile Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
1 2 "Lake Ontario South Shore" (PDF). 2012 Watershed Report Card. Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-18.

Other map sources:

Map 3 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
"Drainage basins and subwatersheds" (PDF). 2012 Watershed Report Card. Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-18.

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