Sixteen Mile Creek (Muskoka District)

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Sixteen Mile Creek
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Location of the mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek in southern Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Central Ontario
District Municipality Muskoka
Municipality Lake of Bays
Physical characteristics
Source Hickory Lake
  coordinates 45°24′22″N78°59′43″W / 45.40611°N 78.99528°W / 45.40611; -78.99528
  elevation418 m (1,371 ft)
Mouth Boyne River
  coordinates
45°20′11″N79°00′57″W / 45.33639°N 79.01583°W / 45.33639; -79.01583 Coordinates: 45°20′11″N79°00′57″W / 45.33639°N 79.01583°W / 45.33639; -79.01583
  elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

Sixteen Mile Creek is a stream in the municipality of Lake of Bays, District Municipality of Muskoka in Central Ontario, Canada. [1] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin and flows from Hickory Lake to its mouth at the Boyne River. The Boyne River flows to the Lake of Bays, then via the Muskoka River, and the Moon River and Musquash River to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron. [2]

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References

  1. "Sixteen Mile Creek". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Sixteen Mile Creek Trail | Ontario Trails Council".

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