Burnley Creek

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Burnley Creek
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Location of the mouth of Burnley Creek in southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
Region Central Ontario
County Northumberland
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of unnamed streams
  location Alnwick/Haldimand
  coordinates 44°07′12″N78°05′40″W / 44.12000582387191°N 78.09437694952733°W / 44.12000582387191; -78.09437694952733
  elevation257 m (843 ft) [1]
Mouth Percy Creek
  location
Trent Hills
  coordinates
44°13′17″N77°50′35″W / 44.22139°N 77.84306°W / 44.22139; -77.84306 [2]
  elevation
122 m (400 ft) [1]
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

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. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Course

Burnley 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.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Burnley Creek". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  3. 1 2 "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
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