Beaver Creek (York Region)

Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek in Richmond Hill
Beaver Creek (York Region) is located in Southern Ontario
Beaver Creek (York Region)
Location of the mouth of Beaver Creek in Southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionGreater Toronto Area
Regional municipalityYork
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRichmond Hill
 • coordinates43°52′45″N 79°24′31″W / 43.87917°N 79.40861°W / 43.87917; -79.40861
 • elevation219 m (719 ft)
MouthRouge River
 • coordinates
43°50′50″N 79°20′05″W / 43.84722°N 79.33472°W / 43.84722; -79.33472[1]
 • elevation
175 m (574 ft)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin

Beaver Creek is a river in the municipalities of Markham and Richmond Hill in the Regional Municipality of York, part of the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.[1][2] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the Rouge River.

  1. ^ a b "Beaver Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2018.