Depot Creek (Thunder Bay District)

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Depot Creek
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Location of the mouth of Depot Creek in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
District Thunder Bay
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed lake
  coordinates 48°37′33″N89°32′38″W / 48.62583°N 89.54389°W / 48.62583; -89.54389
  elevation398 m (1,306 ft)
Mouth Kaministiquia River
  coordinates
48°37′21″N89°35′39″W / 48.62250°N 89.59417°W / 48.62250; -89.59417
  elevation
331 m (1,086 ft)

Depot Creek is a river in geographic Ware Township, [1] Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. [2] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Kaministiquia River.

Contents

The creek begins at an unnamed lake and flows southwest and then west, passing under Silver Creek Road just before reaching its mouth at the Kaministiquia River, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north northwest of the community of Kaministiquia. The Kaministiquia River flows to Lake Superior.

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References

  1. "Ware" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  2. "Depot Creek". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-08-14.

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