Cow Creek (Ontario)

Cow Creek is a watercourse in Sarnia Township, Ontario, that empties into Lake Huron.^[1] The boundaries of the present day watercourse is confused, due to 19th century efforts to drain a wetland, known as Lake Wawanosh.^[2] Lake Wawanosh was drained by Riviere Aux Perches, Perch Creek, a tributary of Cow Creek. In 1859 a short drainage canal was excavated, that has gone by different names, but which has now widely usurped the name Perch Creek.

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Cow Creek
The St Clair River is the large watercourse on the western side of this map, Cow Creek is the larger watercourse on the east of this map.

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The original Cow Creek drained 266 square kilometres (103 sq mi).^[2]