Salem Creek (Ontario)

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Salem Creek
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Location of the mouth of the creek in southern Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Central Ontario
County Northumberland
Municipality Cramahe
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed field
  coordinates 42°02′15″N77°50′50″W / 42.03750°N 77.84722°W / 42.03750; -77.84722
  elevation146 m (479 ft)
Mouth Lake Ontario
  coordinates
44°00′00″N77°49′54″W / 44.00000°N 77.83167°W / 44.00000; -77.83167 Coordinates: 44°00′00″N77°49′54″W / 44.00000°N 77.83167°W / 44.00000; -77.83167
  elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Length5 km (3.1 mi)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

Salem Creek is a stream in the municipal township of Cramahe, Northhumberland County in Central Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] [3] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a tributary of Lake Ontario. The creek takes its name from the community of Salem which it flows past.

Salem Creek begins in a field just south of Ontario Highway 401 and flows south, past Salem Hill [4] and the community of Salem. It heads under County Road 2 (formerly Ontario Highway 2), under the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway mainlines, and reaches its mouth at Lake Ontario.

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References

  1. "Salem Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  4. "Salem Hill". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2017-03-18.