Riley Creek (Ontario)

Riley Creek
Location of the mouth of Riley Creek in Southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Physical characteristics
Source	Riley Lake
• location	Ryde Township, Gravenhurst, District Municipality of Muskoka
• coordinates	44°49′05″N79°10′40″W / 44.81806°N 79.17778°W / 44.81806; -79.17778
• elevation	247 m (810 ft)
Mouth	Black River
• location	Dalton Township, Kawartha Lakes
• coordinates	44°47′48″N79°09′51″W / 44.79667°N 79.16417°W / 44.79667; -79.16417 [1]
• elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Length	3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

Riley Creek is a stream in the Great Lakes Basin in Central Ontario, Canada. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It flows south from its source at Riley Lake in geographic Ryde Township ^[5] in the municipality of Gravenhurst, District Municipality of Muskoka, to its mouth as a right tributary of the Black River in geographic Dalton Township ^[6] in the city of Kawartha Lakes. The Black River flows via the Severn River to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

About 80% of the creek lies within Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park. ^[2]

References

1. "Riley Creek". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2018-02-07.
2. "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
3. Map 5 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
4. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
5. "Ryde" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2018-02-07.
6. "Dalton" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2018-02-07.