Lynde Creek

Lynde Creek
River
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Central Ontario
Regional Municipality	Durham
Municipalities	Whitby, Scugog
Part of	Great Lakes Basin
Source	Chalk Lake
- location	Scugog
- elevation	287 m (942 ft)
- coordinates	44°01′18″N 79°02′17″W / 44.02167°N 79.03806°W
Mouth	Lake Ontario
- location	Whitby
- elevation	74 m (243 ft)
- coordinates	43°50′43″N 78°57′09″W / 43.84528°N 78.95250°WCoordinates: 43°50′43″N 78°57′09″W / 43.84528°N 78.95250°W
Basin	132.19 km^2 (51 sq mi)
Location of the mouth of Lynde Creek in southern Ontario

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 sq mi) watershed^[4] also extend into the town of Ajax, the city of Pickering and the municipality of Uxbridge.^[2]

References

1. "Lynde Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 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. Retrieved 2015-12-05.

Other map sources:

• Map 3 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-05.