Speckled Trout Creek (Greater Sudbury)

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Speckled Trout Creek
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Aerial view of the mouth of Speckled Trout Creek at lower far right
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Location of the mouth of Speckled Trout Creek in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
Municipality Greater Sudbury
Physical characteristics
Source Unnamed lake
  coordinates 46°38′42″N80°46′40″W / 46.64508768288701°N 80.777666128043°W / 46.64508768288701; -80.777666128043
  elevation276 m (906 ft)
Mouth Lake Wanapitei
  coordinates
46°39′16″N80°46′12″W / 46.65444°N 80.77000°W / 46.65444; -80.77000 [1] Coordinates: 46°39′16″N80°46′12″W / 46.65444°N 80.77000°W / 46.65444; -80.77000 [1]
  elevation
267 m (876 ft)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin
Tributaries 
  left Massey Creek

Speckled Trout Creek is a creek in geographic Maclennan Township, [2] [3] Greater Sudbury in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] [4] [5] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, empties into Lake Wanapitei, and is located just north of Sudbury Airport.

Speckled Trout Creek begins at an unnamed lake and heads north. It takes in the left tributary Massey Creek, flows under the former railbed of the Canadian National Railways then the present West Bay Road, passes by the settlement of Boland's Bay, and reaches its mouth at Lake Wanapitei. Lake Wanapitei flows via the Wanapitei River and the French River to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Speckled Trout Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  2. "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  3. "Maclennan" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  4. Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  5. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2017-12-01.

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