Stevens Creek (Ontario)

Stevens Creek is a stream in Ontario, Canada.[1] It springs in the marshes of Marlborough Forest, flowing northeast to North Gower, where a smaller unnamed stream joins Stevens Creek from the north. It drains into the Rideau River in Kars at its most easterly point.

Stevens Creek
Stevens Creek in North Gower
Location
Canada
ProvinceOntario
MunicipalityOttawa
Physical characteristics
SourceMarlborough Forest
MouthRideau River
  location
Kars
  coordinates
45°08′54″N 75°38′44″W

Stevens Creek was named for Roger Stevens, a British spy who drowned there in 1793.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Stevens Creek". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. "History difficult to match". Ottawa Citizen. June 29, 1972. p. 15. Retrieved 5 May 2015.


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