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Spring Creek, Little Etobicoke Creek. Etobicoke Creek / ɛˈtoʊbɪkoʊ / ⓘ is a river in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. [ 1 ] It is a tributary of Lake Ontario and runs from Caledon to southern Etobicoke, part of the City of Toronto. The creek is within the jurisdiction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.
Heart Lake Conservation Park (HLCA) occupies 169 hectares (418 acres) in the Etobicoke Creek watershed, within the City of Brampton, Ontario. It is owned and managed by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). HLCA’s diverse ecosystem includes Heart Lake, the headwaters for Spring Creek, a wetland complex, one of the largest ...
Little Etobicoke Creek. / 43.64722°N 79.65639°W / 43.64722; -79.65639. / 43.61028°N 79.56722°W / 43.61028; -79.56722. Little Etobicoke Creek is a small river in Mississauga, Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of Etobicoke Creek ...
Toronto ravine system. The Toronto ravine system is a distinctive feature of the city's geography, consisting of a network of deep ravines, which forms a large urban forest that runs through most of Toronto. The ravine system is the largest in any city in the world, with the Ravine and Natural Feature Protection Bylaw protecting approximately ...
Marie Curtis Park is a public park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.It is located at the mouth of the Etobicoke Creek on Lake Ontario in the Long Branch neighbourhood. Marie Curtis Park was built after the devastating floods of Hurricane Hazel in 1954 destroyed 56 homes and cottages on the site, leaving 1,868 persons homeless and 81 dead. [2]
Map of Toronto and its rivers that make up "Toronto ravine system". The Toronto waterway system comprises a series of natural and man-made watercourses in the Canadian city of Toronto . The city is dominated by a large river system spanning most of the city including the Don River , Etobicoke Creek , Highland Creek , Humber River , Mimico Creek ...
Surface elevation. 231 metres (758 ft) Loafer's Lake is a lake in Brampton, Regional Municipality of Peel in Greater Toronto Area region of Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and lies on Etobicoke Creek. [3] [4] The lake is part of Loafer's Lake Park, a Brampton municipal park, which also has a recreation centre with parking.
The Toronto Purchase was the sale of lands in the Toronto area from the Mississaugas of New Credit to the British crown. An initial, disputed, agreement was made in 1787, in exchange for various items. The agreement was revisited in 1805, intended to clarify the area purchased. The agreement remained in dispute for over 200 years until 2010 ...