| Maxwell Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Maxwell Creek in Southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Southwestern Ontario |
| Municipality | Chatham-Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Unnamed field |
| • coordinates | 42°34′48″N 82°15′44″W / 42.58000°N 82.26222°W [2] |
| • elevation | 179 m (587 ft) [3] |
| Mouth | Chenail Ecarté (The Snye) |
• coordinates | 42°31′53″N 82°24′07″W / 42.53139°N 82.40194°W [1] |
• elevation | 177 m (581 ft) [3] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Maxwell Creek is a
stream in the municipality of
Chatham-Kent in
Southwestern
Ontario,
Canada.
[1]
[2]
[4]
[5]
[6] It is part of the
Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the
Chenail Ecarté (The Snye).
[1]
[2]
[4]
The creek begins in an unnamed field at an elevation of 179 metres (587 ft), [3] southeast of the community of Tupperville. It flows southwest, then turns west near the community of Oldfield, passes under Ontario Highway 40, and reaches its mouth at the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye), a distributary of the St. Clair River that flows to Lake St. Clair, at an elevation of 177 metres (581 ft). [3] The Chenail Ecarté (The Skye) flows via Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River to Lake Erie. [1] [2] [4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Maxwell Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ a b c d "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ a b c d "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ a b c "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Map 1 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-08-01.