Lynde Creek
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionCentral Ontario
Regional MunicipalityDurham
MunicipalitiesWhitby · Scugog
Source 1Chalk Lake
Source1 locationScugog
Source1 coordinates44°01′18″N 79°02′17″W
Source1 elevation287 m (942 ft)
MouthLake Ontario
Mouth locationWhitby
Mouth coordinates43°50′43″N 78°57′09″W
Mouth elevation74 m (243 ft)
River systemGreat Lakes Basin

Lynde Creek is a stream in the municipalities of Whitby and Scugog, Regional Municipality of Durham, in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is a tributary of Lake Ontario, and is under the auspices of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority.[2] The creek begins on the Oak Ridges Moraine in geographic Reach Township[3] in the municipality of Scugog, and flows south to its mouth in the southwest of the town of Whitby. Portions of the 132.19-square kilometre (51.04-square mile) watershed[4] also extend into the town of Ajax, the city of Pickering and the municipality of Uxbridge.[2]

References

  1. ^ FCCGX. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  2. ^ "Lynde Creek Watershed Plan" (PDF). Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. May 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  3. ^ "Township of Reach" (JPG). 1880 Map of Ontario Counties - The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project. McGill University. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  4. ^ "Land & Water Conservation". Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-05.