| Vesta Creek ruisseau Vesta | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the creek in Southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Southwestern Ontario |
| County | Bruce County |
| Municipalities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of two unnamed streams |
| • location | Brockton |
| • coordinates | 44°16′42″N 81°06′04″W / 44.27833°N 81.10111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 260 m (850 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | Saugeen River |
• location | Arran–Elderslie |
• coordinates | 44°17′14″N 81°14′39″W / 44.28722°N 81.24417°W[3] |
• elevation | 217 m (712 ft)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vesta Creek–Saugeen River–Lake Huron |
| River system | Lake Huron drainage basin |
Vesta Creek (French: ruisseau Vesta) is a stream in the municipalities of Arran–Elderslie and Brockton, Bruce County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[3][1][4][5][6] It is in the Lake Huron drainage basin and is a right tributary of the Saugeen River.
Course
Vesta Creek begins in Brockton at the confluence of two unnamed streams at an elevation of 260 metres (850 ft)[2] and heads northwest, passes under Bruce County Road 19 and enters Arran–Elderslie. It turns west, flows to the north of the settlement of Vesta, then again heads northwest, and reaches its mouth as a right tributary of the Saugeen River at an elevation of 217 metres (712 ft).[2] The Saugeen River flows to Lake Huron.[3][1][4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- 1 2 3 4 "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- 1 2 3 "Vesta Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- 1 2 "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ Map 4 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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