Mud Creek (Toronto)

Mud Creek
Moore Park Ravine trail in January 2023
Map
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CityToronto
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Mouth 
 • location
Don River, just south of Don Valley Brick Works, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 • elevation
84 m (276 ft)[1]
Length11.5 km (7.1 mi)

Mud Creek is a mostly buried south-easterly tributary of the Don River in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has also been known at different times as Mount Pleasant Brook and Spring Valley Creek.[1][2]

At its full former reach, the source of Mud Creek began near Downsview Airport, from which the creek flowed approximately 11.5km southeast to its mouth at the Don River. Now considered one of Toronto's lost rivers,[3] much of the creek is now buried, with the sole surface portions visible consisting of a 2.1km stretch starting from Moore Park Ravine at the Moore Park neighbourhood to the Don River. However, with positive results of recent conservation efforts, it is also brought forward as a success story for good ravine management.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Mud Creek". www.lostrivers.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  2. ^ "Walk the Don: Mud Creek Lost Rivers Route". Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. July 2018.
  3. ^ "Toronto's 'lost rivers' reflect how we've reshaped nature | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  4. ^ "Toronto Ravine Strategy" (PDF). Report for Action. City of Toronto. September 12, 2017.