Strickland Creek is a stream in both the municipality of Fauquier-Strickland and Unorganized North Cochrane District, Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[2][1][4][5][6][7] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a right tributary of Moonbeam Creek.
| Strickland Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the creek in Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Parts or municipalities | Unorganized North Cochrane District, Fauquier-Strickland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed wetland |
| • location | Fauquier-Strickland |
| • coordinates | 49°16′11″N 81°51′22″W / 49.26964525725242°N 81.85603689377288°W[2] |
| • elevation | 248 m (814 ft)[3] |
| Mouth | Poplar Rapids River |
• location | Alexandra Township, Unorganized North Cochrane District |
• coordinates | 49°21′15″N 81°50′34″W / 49.35417°N 81.84278°W[1] |
• elevation | 225 m (738 ft)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | James Bay drainage basin |
Course
editThe creek begins at an unnamed wetland in the municipality of Fauquier-Strickland and flows northeast, then turns north, and passes under Ontario Highway 11 and the Ontario Northland Railway just east of the community of Strickland. It continues north, flows into geographic Alexandra Township in Unorganized North Cochrane District, and reaches its mouth at Moonbeam Lake. The lake flows via Moonbeam Creek, the Poplar Rapids River, the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay.[2][1][4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Strickland Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ a b c "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ a b "Google Earth". Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ a b "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ a b "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-08-31.