Kemptville Creek

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Kemptville Creek
South Branch of the Rideau River
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Kemptville Creek in the town of Kemptville
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Location of the mouth of Kemptville Creek in southern Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Eastern Ontario
County United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed marsh
 • location North Augusta, Augusta
 • coordinates 44°45′57″N75°45′00″W / 44.76583°N 75.75000°W / 44.76583; -75.75000
 • elevation112 m (367 ft)
Mouth Rideau River
 • location
 Kemptville, North Grenville
 • coordinates
 45°03′21″N75°39′15″W / 45.05583°N 75.65417°W / 45.05583; -75.65417
 • elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Length69 km (43 mi)
Basin size456 km2 (176 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression Rideau River→ Ottawa River→ St. Lawrence River→ Gulf of St. Lawrence
River system Ottawa River drainage basin

Kemptville Creek is a stream in the municipalities of North Grenville and Augusta, in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, in Eastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Ottawa River drainage basin, is a right tributary of the Rideau River, and is under the auspices of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. [2]

Contents

Kemptville Creek is 69 kilometres (43 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 456 square kilometres (176 sq mi). [2] Portions of the drainage basin extend into other municipalities of Leeds and Grenville, such as Athens, Elizabethtown-Kitley and Merrickville–Wolford. The creek was historically referred to by the name South Branch of the Rideau River, until its name was changed to Kemptville Creek in 1908.[ citation needed ] However, the former name is still in use as of 2015. [3]

Geography

Kemptville Creek at Oxford Mills Top of the Creek - panoramio.jpg
Kemptville Creek at Oxford Mills

The main branch, also called the South Branch, begins northwest of the community of North Augusta in the municipality of Augusta, where it immediately takes in the right tributary Mud Creek. It travels north, passing into North Grenville near the community of Bishop's Mills.

The North Branch begins at Cranberry Lake in Merrickville–Wolford, and flows northeast, passes into North Grenville as it flows through the community of Bishop's Mills, before joining the main branch northeast of the community.

Combined, the creek continues north through the community of Oxford Mills, where it goes over Oxford Mills Dam, flows under the Canadian Pacific Railway main line, heads through Kemptville, where it takes in the right tributary Barnes Creek, and reaches its mouth at the Rideau River. The Rideau River flows northward to the Ottawa River.

Tributaries

  • Barnes Creek (right)
  • North Branch Kemptville Creek (left)
    • Muldoons Creek
  • Mud Creek (right)

Recreation

The creek is navigable, for smaller watercraft, from the Rideau River to the town docks in Kemptville. In the summer it is also suitable for canoeing from Bishop's Mills to approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south of Oxford Mills (rough-launch near the railway bridge, or at the dam in town). In the spring, it should be possible to canoe from Oxford Station Road (or further) to the Rideau River with one portage.

References

  1. ↑ "Kemptville Creek". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  2. 1 2 "Subwatershed Reporting — Kemptville Creek". Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  3. ↑ "Environmental Assessment - Proposed Waterfront Trails and Pedestrian Bridge On the South Branch of the Rideau River" (PDF). Municipality of North Grenville. 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-10.

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