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The Humber River is a river in Southern Ontario, Canada. [2] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is a tributary of Lake Ontario and is one of two major rivers on either side of the city of Toronto, the other being the Don River to the east. It was designated a Canadian Heritage River on September 24, 1999. [3]
Russell Creek was a short creek, 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) long, that flowed through what is now downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, west of the original town of York. [1] [2] The creek was named for Peter Russell [2] and flowed generally southeast, [3] like all the other waterways in Toronto, reflecting the recent glaciation, into Toronto Harbour near the present CN Tower.
HTO: Toronto's Water from Lake Iroquois to Lost Rivers to Low-flow Toilets. Coach House Books. pp. 34– 41. ISBN 9781552452080. Freeman, Ed (2008). "Formed and shaped by water: Toronto's early landscape". In Reeves, Wayne; Palassio, Christina (eds.). HTO: Toronto's Water from Lake Iroquois to Lost Rivers to Low-flow Toilets.
Taddle Creek is a buried stream in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that flowed a southeasterly course about six kilometres long, from St. Clair Avenue west of Bathurst Street through the present site of Wychwood Park, through the University of Toronto, into the Toronto Harbour near the Distillery District. [1]
Garrison Creek was a short stream about 7.7 kilometres (4.8 miles) long that flowed southeast into the west side of Toronto Harbour in Ontario, Canada. [1] It has been largely covered over and filled in, but geographical traces of the creek can still be found, including the natural amphitheatre known as Christie Pits and the off-leash dog "bowl" of Trinity Bellwoods Park.
Mimico Creek is a stream that flows through Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. [1] It is 33 kilometres (21 mi) long, is in the Great Lakes Basin , and is a tributary of Lake Ontario .