Burnley Creek is a stream in the municipalities of Trent Hills and Alnwick/Haldimand, Northumberland County, in Central Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of Percy Creek.[1][3][4][5]
| Burnley Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Burnley Creek in southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Central Ontario |
| County | Northumberland |
| Municipalities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of unnamed streams |
| • location | Alnwick/Haldimand |
| • coordinates | 44°07′12″N 78°05′40″W / 44.12000582387191°N 78.09437694952733°W |
| • elevation | 257 m (843 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | Percy Creek |
• location | Trent Hills |
• coordinates | 44°13′17″N 77°50′35″W / 44.22139°N 77.84306°W[1] |
• elevation | 122 m (400 ft)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Course
editBurnley Creek begins at the confluence of two unnamed streams, on the north slope of the Oak Ridges Moraine, about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) south of the community of Fenella, in geographic Haldimand Township in the municipality of Alnwick/Haldimand. It flows east, passes under County Road 45, continues east through a portion of Peter's Woods Provincial Park,[6] and reaches the community of Burnley where it flows under County Road 29. Burnley Creek passes into geographic Percy Township in the municipality of Trent Hills, and flows through the former mill pond of the community of Warkworth. The creek continues east and reaches its mouth at Percy Creek, about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) southwest of the community of Meyersburg.[3] Percy Creek flows via the Trent River to the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Burnley Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ a b "Google Earth". Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ a b "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Peter's Woods". Ontario Parks. Retrieved 2018-06-18.