Depot Creek (Napanee River tributary)

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Depot Creek
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Location of the mouth of Depot Creek in southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
RegionEastern Ontario
Counties
Physical characteristics
SourceSixth Depot Lake
  location Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County
  coordinates 44°35′03″N76°54′28″W / 44.58417°N 76.90778°W / 44.58417; -76.90778
  elevation192 m (630 ft)
Mouth Napanee River
  location
South Frontenac, Frontenac County
  coordinates
44°27′41″N76°45′42″W / 44.46139°N 76.76167°W / 44.46139; -76.76167
  elevation
141 m (463 ft)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

Depot Creek is a river in Frontenac County and Lennox and Addington County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Napanee River.

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Course

The creek begins at Sixth Depot Lake in Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County, and flows northeast into Central Frontenac, Frontenac County and to Fifth Depot Lake, then turns southeast to Fourth Depot Lake, turns south, is crossed by the Canadian Pacific Railway main line and reaches Third Depot Lake. It exits Third Depot Lake controlled by a dam, heads southeast to Second Depot Lake, exits that lake controlled by a dam, continues southeast into South Frontenac and to First Depot Lake, heads south, flows through the community of Bellrock, and reaches its mouth at the Napanee River. The Napanee River flows to the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario.

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References

  1. "Depot Creek". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-08-11.

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