Benoit Creek (Ontario) Explained

Benoit Creek
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Benoit Creek in Ontario
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ontario
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Northeastern Ontario
Subdivision Type4:Districts
Source1:Benoit Lake
Source1 Location:Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District
Source1 Coordinates:48.3036°N -80.2853°W
Source1 Elevation:328m (1,076feet)
Mouth:Meyers Lake
Mouth Location:Lee Township, Timiskaming District
Mouth Coordinates:48.2733°N -80.2817°W
Mouth Elevation:313m (1,027feet)
River System:James Bay drainage basin

Benoit Creek is a creek in Timiskaming District and Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of Woollings Creek.

The creek begins at Benoit Lake in geographic Black Township[2] in the municipality of Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District and flows south to its mouth at Meyers Lake in geographic Lee Township[3] in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District. Meyers Lake flows via Woollings Creek, the Whiteclay River, the Black River, the Abitibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.

The creek travels through no communities; the nearest is Bourkes, northeast of the mouth of the creek.

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Notes and References

  1. FAHEV. Benoit Creek. 2016-12-31.
  2. Web site: Black. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2016-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101161542/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/B/Black.pdf. 2017-01-01. dead.
  3. Web site: Lee. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2016-12-31. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161223201552/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/L/Lee.pdf. 2016-12-23.