Foxear Creek

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Foxear Creek
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Location of the creek mouth in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
State Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Thunder Bay
Municipality Greenstone
Physical characteristics
Source Foxear Lake
  coordinates 49°42′57″N87°39′41″W / 49.71583°N 87.66139°W / 49.71583; -87.66139
  elevation326 m (1,070 ft)
Mouth Namewaminikan River
  coordinates
49°43′15″N87°55′25″W / 49.72083°N 87.92361°W / 49.72083; -87.92361
  elevation
299 m (981 ft)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

Foxear Creek is a stream in the municipality of Greenstone, Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Namewaminikan River. The river lies in the geographic townships of Sandra, [2] Irwin [3] and Walters. [4]

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Course

The river begins at Foxear Lake. It travels west through a series of lakes, flows under Ontario Highway 801, and arrives at Bearskin Lake. It continues west through Windigokan Lake before reaching its mouth at the Namewaminikan River. The Namewaminikan River flows via Lake Nipigon and the Nipigon River to Lake Superior.

References

  1. "Foxear Creek". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  2. "Sandra" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. "Irwin" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  4. "Walters" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

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