Jessie Creek (Nipissing District)

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Jessie Creek
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Jessie Creek as seen from Strathcona Road
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Location of the mouth of Jessie Creek in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Nipissing
Municipality Temagami
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed pond
  location Strathcona Township
  coordinates 47°02′12″N79°47′33″W / 47.03667°N 79.79250°W / 47.03667; -79.79250
  elevation312 m (1,024 ft)
Mouth Lake Temagami
  location
Strathcona Township
  coordinates
47°3′1″N79°48′30″W / 47.05028°N 79.80833°W / 47.05028; -79.80833 Coordinates: 47°3′1″N79°48′30″W / 47.05028°N 79.80833°W / 47.05028; -79.80833
  elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Length2.6 km (1.6 mi)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

Jessie Creek is a stream in geographic Strathcona Township of Temagami in Nipissing District of Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Great Lakes Basin and is one of several streams that empty into Lake Temagami.

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Course

The creek begins at an unnamed pond adjacent to the old Ferguson Highway and heads westward for 0.67 km (0.42 mi) where it flows under Highway 11. It then flows an additional 0.16 km (0.099 mi) to the northwest where it enters the northeastern end of Jessie Lake. [1] The creek continues to flow northwards from the west end of Jessie Lake for 1.1 km (0.68 mi), crossing Strathcona Road then emptying into Inlet Bay of Lake Temagami. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Toporama". Atlas of Canada . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines . Retrieved 2019-05-19.