Kemptville Creek

Kemptville Creek
South Branch of the Rideau River
Kemptville Creek in the town of Kemptville
Kemptville Creek is located in Southern Ontario
Kemptville Creek
Location of the mouth of Kemptville Creek in southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionEastern Ontario
CountyUnited Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed marsh
 • locationNorth Augusta, Augusta
 • coordinates44°45′57″N 75°45′00″W / 44.76583°N 75.75000°W / 44.76583; -75.75000
 • elevation112 m (367 ft)
MouthRideau River
 • location
Kemptville, North Grenville
 • coordinates
45°03′21″N 75°39′15″W / 45.05583°N 75.65417°W / 45.05583; -75.65417
 • elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Length69 km (43 mi)
Basin size456 km2 (176 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRideau RiverOttawa RiverSaint Lawrence RiverGulf of Saint Lawrence
River systemOttawa River drainage basin

Kemptville Creek is a stream in the municipalities of North Grenville and Augusta, in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Ottawa River drainage basin, is a right tributary of the Rideau River, and is under the auspices of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority.[2]

Kemptville Creek is 69 kilometres (43 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 456 square kilometres (176 sq mi).[2] Portions of the drainage basin extend into other municipalities of Leeds and Grenville, such as Athens, Elizabethtown-Kitley and Merrickville–Wolford. The creek was historically referred to by the name South Branch of the Rideau River, until its name was changed to Kemptville Creek in 1908.[citation needed] However, the former name is still in use as of 2015.[3]

  1. ^ "Kemptville Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  2. ^ a b "Subwatershed Reporting — Kemptville Creek". Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  3. ^ "Environmental Assessment - Proposed Waterfront Trails and Pedestrian Bridge On the South Branch of the Rideau River" (PDF). Municipality of North Grenville. 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-10.