Little Skootamatta Creek | |
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Etymology | From the Ojibwa "burnt shoreline" |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Regions | |
Counties | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Unnamed lake |
• location | Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County |
• coordinates | 44°40′43″N 77°07′44″W / 44.67861°N 77.12889°W |
• elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
Mouth | Skootamatta River |
• location | Tweed, Hastings County |
• coordinates | 44°34′28″N 77°14′26″W / 44.57444°N 77.24056°W |
• elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
Length | 22 km (14 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Little Skootamatta Creek is a creek in the Moira River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in Hastings and Lennox and Addington Counties in Ontario, Canada. The river's name is thought to come from Ojibwa words meaning "burnt shoreline".