Bluejay Creek (Pic River tributary)

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Bluejay Creek
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Location of the mouth of Bluejay Creek in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Thunder Bay
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed lake
  coordinates 49°32′32″N86°08′18″W / 49.54222°N 86.13833°W / 49.54222; -86.13833
  elevation346 m (1,135 ft)
Mouth Pic River
  coordinates
49°31′38″N86°12′30″W / 49.52722°N 86.20833°W / 49.52722; -86.20833
  elevation
313 m (1,027 ft)
Length12 km (7.5 mi)

Bluejay Creek is a river in the east part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Lake Superior drainage basin and is a tributary of the Pic River.

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Course

The creek begins at an unnamed lake at an elevation of 346 metres (1,135 ft). It flows north from the north end of the lake, then turns southwest and reaches Bluejay Lake. The creek then exits at the southwest of the lake and flows west to reach its mouth at the Pic River at an elevation of 313 metres (1,027 ft), just upstream of the Bigrock Rapids and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of the community of Caramat.

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