Depot Creek (Napanee River tributary)

Depot Creek is a river in Frontenac County and Lennox and Addington County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Napanee River.

For other places with the same name, see Depot Creek (disambiguation).
Depot Creek
Location of the mouth of Depot Creek in southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionEastern Ontario
Counties
Physical characteristics
SourceSixth Depot Lake
 • locationStone Mills, Lennox and Addington County
 • coordinates44°35′03″N 76°54′28″W
 • elevation192 m (630 ft)
MouthNapanee River
 • location
South Frontenac, Frontenac County
 • coordinates
44°27′41″N 76°45′42″W
 • elevation
141 m (463 ft)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin

Course

The creek begins at Sixth Depot Lake in Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County, and flows northeast into Central Frontenac, Frontenac County and to Fifth Depot Lake, then turns southeast to Fourth Depot Lake, turns south, is crossed by the Canadian Pacific Railway main line and reaches Third Depot Lake. It exits Third Depot Lake controlled by a dam, heads southeast to Second Depot Lake, exits that lake controlled by a dam, continues southeast into South Frontenac and to First Depot Lake, heads south, flows through the community of Bellrock, and reaches its mouth at the Napanee River. The Napanee River flows to the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario.

See also

References
  1. "Depot Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

Sources


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