Depot Creek (Sudbury District)

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Depot Creek
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Location of the mouth of Depot Creek in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
District Sudbury
Physical characteristics
SourceDepot Lake
  locationHess Township
  coordinates 46°44′55″N81°30′04″W / 46.74861°N 81.50111°W / 46.74861; -81.50111
  elevation424 m (1,391 ft)
Mouth Carhess Creek
  location
Cartier Township
  coordinates
46°42′47″N81°29′03″W / 46.71306°N 81.48417°W / 46.71306; -81.48417
  elevation
412 m (1,352 ft)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

Depot Creek is a river in Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, [1] near the community of Cartier. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of Carhess Creek.

Contents

The creek begins at Depot Lake in geographic Hess Township, [2] flows south through Paddy's Lake into geographic Cartier Township, [3] and reaches its mouth at Carhess Creek. Carhess Creek flows via the Onaping River, the Vermilion River and the Spanish River to Lake Huron.

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References

  1. "Depot Creek". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  2. "Hess" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  3. "Cartier" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

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