Foxear Creek

Foxear Creek
River
Country	Canada
State	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
Municipality	Greenstone
Part of	Great Lakes Basin
Source	Foxear Lake
- elevation	326 m (1,070 ft)
- coordinates	49°42′57″N 87°39′41″W / 49.71583°N 87.66139°W
Mouth	Namewaminikan River
- elevation	299 m (981 ft)
- coordinates	49°43′15″N 87°55′25″W / 49.72083°N 87.92361°WCoordinates: 49°43′15″N 87°55′25″W / 49.72083°N 87.92361°W
Location of the creek mouth in Ontario

Foxear Creek is a stream in the municipality of Greenstone, Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Namewaminikan River. The river lies in the geographic townships of Sandra,^[2] Irwin^[3] and Walters.^[4]

Course

The river begins at an Foxear Lake. It travels west though a series of lakes, flows under Ontario Highway 801, and arrives at Bearskin Lake. It continues west through Windigokan Lake before reaching its mouth at the Namewaminikan River. The Namewaminikan River flows via Lake Nipigon and the Nipigon River to Lake Superior.

References

1. "Foxear Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
2. "Sandra" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
3. "Irwin" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
4. "Walters" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

Other map sources:

• Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-03-13.