Mimico Creek
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Mimico Creek as it flows through Etobicoke, south of Bloor Street.
Mimico Creek is a river in Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.[1] It is 33 kilometers long, is in the Great Lakes Basin, and is a tributary of Lake Ontario.
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Course
The watershed of 77 square kilometers.[2] lies between the Humber River to the east and Etobicoke Creek to the west.[3]
The creek begins in Brampton, and flows through the community of Malton (now part of Mississauga); it continues southeast, past Toronto Pearson International Airport; and through a shallow valley surrounded by the urban neighbourhoods of Islington and Mimico. The creek is often encased in a concrete spillway to contain the fast flowing water that occurs during rainstorms. Mimico Creek crosses Bloor Street near the Islington Subway Station, and empties into Lake Ontario about 1000 meters west of the mouth of the Humber River.[3]
Recreation
In the 1990s a large park called Humber Bay Park was constructed at the mouth of Mimico Creek. The park consists of two headlands, built using landfill from local construction projects, that flank the mouth. As a result, Mimico Creek is sometimes mistaken for the Humber River.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Mimico Creek". FDUYH.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Etobicoke & Mimico Creeks Watersheds Features". Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. http://www.trca.on.ca/the-living-city/watersheds/etobicoke-mimico-creek/watershed-features.dot. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Etobicoke & Mimico Creeks Watersheds". Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. http://www.trca.on.ca/the-living-city/watersheds/etobicoke-mimico-creek/. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
