Black Creek (Toronto)

Black Creek
Black Creek at Eglinton Avenue West
Black Creek (Toronto) is located in Toronto
Black Creek (Toronto)
Location of the mouth of the creek in Toronto
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionGolden Horseshoe
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
Sourceretention basin
 • locationVaughan, Regional Municipality of York
 • coordinates43°49′35″N 79°33′34″W / 43.82639°N 79.55944°W / 43.82639; -79.55944[2]
 • elevation210 m (690 ft)[3]
MouthHumber River
 • location
Toronto
 • coordinates
43°40′09″N 79°30′41″W / 43.66917°N 79.51139°W / 43.66917; -79.51139[1]
 • elevation
89 m (292 ft)[3]
Basin size66 km2 (25 sq mi)

Black Creek is a river in the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. It flows from the city of Vaughan in the Regional Municipality of York to the Humber River in Toronto.[1][2][4] Black Creek is smaller than most of the waterways in the Greater Toronto Area.

  1. ^ a b "Black Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  2. ^ a b "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  3. ^ a b "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  4. ^ "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-07.