Ruhl Creek

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Ruhl Creek
ruisseau Ruhl
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Location of the mouth of the creek in Southern Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Southwestern Ontario
County Bruce County
Municipality Brockton
Physical characteristics
Source Ruhl Lake
  elevation277 m (909 ft) [1]
Mouth Saugeen River
  coordinates
44°08′27″N81°04′23″W / 44.14083°N 81.07306°W / 44.14083; -81.07306 [2] Coordinates: 44°08′27″N81°04′23″W / 44.14083°N 81.07306°W / 44.14083; -81.07306 [2]
  elevation
258 m (846 ft) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionRuhl Creek–Saugeen RiverLake Huron
River system Lake Huron drainage basin

Ruhl Creek (French : ruisseau Ruhl) is a stream in the township municipality of Brockton, Bruce County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It is in the Lake Huron drainage basin and is a right tributary of the Saugeen River.

Course

Ruhl Creek begins at Ruhl Lake at an elevation of 277 metres (909 ft) [1] and heads south then southwest. It turns south again, flows on the east side of the settlement of Maple Hill, passes under Bruce County Road 4, and reaches its mouth as a right tributary of the Saugeen River at an elevation of 258 metres (846 ft). [1] The Saugeen River flows to Lake Huron. [2] [3] [4]

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