Benoit Creek (Ontario)
Benoit Creek is a creek in Timiskaming District and Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of Woollings Creek.
| Benoit Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Benoit Creek in Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| Districts | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Benoit Lake |
| • location | Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District |
| • coordinates | 48°18′13″N 80°17′07″W |
| • elevation | 328 m (1,076 ft) |
| Mouth | Meyers Lake |
• location | Lee Township, Timiskaming District |
• coordinates | 48°16′24″N 80°16′54″W |
• elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | James Bay drainage basin |
The creek begins at Benoit Lake in geographic Black Township[2] in the municipality of Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District and flows south to its mouth at Meyers Lake in geographic Lee Township[3] in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District. Meyers Lake flows via Woollings Creek, the Whiteclay River, the Black River, the Abitibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.
The creek travels through no communities; the nearest is Bourkes, 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) northeast of the mouth of the creek.
References
- "Benoit Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- "Black" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- "Lee" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
Other map sources:
- Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
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