Running Creek (Ontario)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Running Creek | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Running Creek looking east from Arnold Road | |
  Location of the mouth of Running Creek in Southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Southwestern Ontario |
| Municipality | Chatham-Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chenail Ecarté (The Snye) |
| • coordinates | 42°36′11″N 82°28′41″W / 42.60306°N 82.47806°W[1] |
| • elevation | 175 m (574 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | North Sydenham River |
• location | Wallaceburg |
• coordinates | 42°36′14″N 82°23′19″W / 42.60389°N 82.38861°W[3] |
• elevation | 175 m (574 ft)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Running Creek is a stream in the municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[3][1][4][5][6] It is a left distributary of the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye), is a tributary of the North Sydenham River, and is part of the Great Lakes Basin.[1][4]
The creek begins at the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye) at an elevation of 175 metres (574 ft),[2] and flows east to its mouth at the North Sydenham River, at an elevation of 175 metres (574 ft), on the north side of the community of Wallaceburg.[2] The North Sydenham River flows via the Sydenham River, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River to Lake Erie.[3][1][4]