Jack Creek is a stream in Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][3][4][5] It is Algonquin Provincial Park,[3] is a right tributary of the North Madawaska River,[1] and is part of the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin.
| Jack Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Jack Creek on a map of Southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Nipissing |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Jack Lake |
| • coordinates | 45°34′39″N 78°32′42″W / 45.57744678984324°N 78.54496222746621°W |
| • elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | North Madawaska River |
• coordinates | 45°34′38″N 78°33′02″W / 45.57722°N 78.55056°W[1] |
• elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft)[2] |
Course
editThe creek begins at Jack Lake and flows east, passes under Ontario Highway 60, and flows into the southwest side of Mew Lake. It exits the lake at the northwest, flows north under Highway 60, turns east, and reaches its mouth at the North Madawaska River, which flows via the Madawaska River and the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.[1][3]
Recreation
editThe Mew Lake Campground, open year-round, is on Mew Lake.[6] A portion of the Bat Lake Trail, a 5.8-kilometre (3.6 mi) loop, follows the course of Jack Creek,[3][7] and the Hemlock Bluff Trail, a 3.5-kilometre (2.2 mi) loop, leads from Highway 60 to Jack Lake, including along a bluff on the southeast side of the lake.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Jack Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ^ a b "mapcoordinates.net". Vivid Planet Software GmbH. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ a b c d "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ Map 5 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ "Camping". Algonquin - Mew Lake. Ontario Parks. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ "Bat Lake Trail". The Friends of Algonquin Park. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ "Hemlock Bluff Trail". The Friends of Algonquin Park. Retrieved 2018-07-27.