Jessie Creek | |
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![]() Jessie Creek as seen from Strathcona Road | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
District | Nipissing |
Municipality | Temagami |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Unnamed pond |
• location | Strathcona Township |
• coordinates | 47°02′12″N79°47′33″W / 47.03667°N 79.79250°W |
• elevation | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
Mouth | Lake Temagami |
• location | Strathcona Township |
• coordinates | 47°3′1″N79°48′30″W / 47.05028°N 79.80833°W Coordinates: 47°3′1″N79°48′30″W / 47.05028°N 79.80833°W |
• elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
Length | 2.6 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.
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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