Grindstone Creek is a stream in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a tributary of Lake Ontario at the western end of the lake.[1][2][3][4]
| Grindstone Creek | |
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 Grindstone Creek flowing over the Niagara Escarpment at the Boundary Falls | |
  Location of the mouth of Grindstone Creek in Southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area |
| Municipalities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Medad |
| • location | Burlington, Regional Municipality of Halton |
| • coordinates | 43°22′09″N 79°53′23″W / 43.36916373212338°N 79.88979232569°W |
| • elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Ontario |
• location | Burlington, Regional Municipality of Halton |
• coordinates | 43°17′25″N 79°52′59″W / 43.29028°N 79.88306°W[1] |
• elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
The creek begins Lake Medad in the city of Burlington, Regional Municipality of Halton. It flows west immediately into the unitary city of Hamilton. The creek turns southwest into the community of Waterdown, and flows over the Niagara Escarpment at Boundary Falls. It re-enters Burlington at the community of Aldershot, turns west, and reaches its mouth at Hamilton Harbour on Lake Ontario, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens.
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- ^ a b "Grindstone Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ Map 3 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
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