| Sixteen Mile Creek Rivière de Gravois ("gravelly river" in French) | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Sixteen_Mile_Creek_Milton.jpg) Sixteen Mile at Milton, Ontario | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Canada_Southern_Ontario_relief_location_map.jpg)  Location of the mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek in southern Ontario | |
| Native name | niizhozaagiwan (Eastern Ojibwa) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Greater Toronto Area |
| Regional Municipality | Halton |
| Municipalities | Oakville, Milton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | wetland |
| • location | Milton |
| • coordinates | 43°35′08″N 80°02′34″W / 43.58556°N 80.04278°W |
| • elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Ontario |
• location | Oakville |
• coordinates | 43°26′22″N 79°39′57″W / 43.43944°N 79.66583°W |
• elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Basin size | 372 km2 (144 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Sixteen Mile Creek is a river in Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, and flows from the Niagara Escarpment through the towns of Milton and Oakville to Lake Ontario.[2]
The creek is named for the distance from the river's mouth to the western end of Lake Ontario.[3] It was previously known to the Mississauga Indians in their language as Ne-sauga y-onk or niizhozaagiwan ("having two outlets")[4] and to the French as Rivière de Gravois ("gravelly river").[5]
Like many creeks draining into Lake Ontario, Sixteen Mile Creek has cut a deep valley that is home to a broad range of wildlife, including whitetail deer, raccoons, foxes, opossum, and squirrels.[6] The forest contains tree species typical of the Carolinian forest habitat,[7] although since this is close to the northern limit of this zone, some are poorly represented. The total area of the drainage basin is 372 square kilometres (144 sq mi).[8]
In Oakville, it also forms part of Glen Abbey Golf Course[9] and is home to the Oakville Yacht Squadron.[10]
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- ^ "Sixteen Mile Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ Dunn, p. 4-6.
- ^ d’Entremont, David. "Sixteen Mile Creek: Heart of the Halton Region". Oakville Conservation Association. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ FREELANG Ojibwe-English and English-Ojibwe online dictionary
- ^ "French Sketch Map, c. 1760". Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ Dunn, p. 110-112.
- ^ Dunn, p. 52.
- ^ Dunn, p. 4.
- ^ Witteveen, Gordon (2001). A century of greenkeeping. Chelsea, Mich: Ann Arbor Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-57504-161-2. OCLC 46364702.
- ^ "Unknown title". Inland Seas. 18. Great Lakes Historical Society: 59. 1962. ISSN 0020-1537. Retrieved 16 February 2012.