Bonar Creek Explained

Bonar Creek
Pushpin Map:Canada Toronto
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the creek in Toronto
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ontario
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Greater Toronto Area
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Toronto
Mouth:Mimico Creek
Mouth Location:Mimico
Mouth Coordinates:43.6222°N -79.4833°W
Mouth Elevation:367m (1,204feet)
River System:Lake Ontario drainage basin

Bonar Creek was a creek in Mimico, Ontario, Canada. It was a tributary of the still-existing Mimico Creek, a watercourse that empties into Lake Ontario.[1] [2] Bonar Creek joined Mimico Creek 130m (430feet) north of Lake Shore Boulevard, in the marsh at the mouth of the Mimico Creek.

The creek is named for Irish immigrants Bill and Letitia Bonar who lived in a pumphouse near the waterway.[3]

Almost the entire creek has been buried, except for a short stretch where the former watercourse joined Mimico Creek, and that remaining portion has been canalized.[2] There are plans to restore part of the wetlands at the confluence of the two creeks.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Etobicoke and Mimico Creeks Watersheds Technical Update Report. Toronto Regional Conservation Authority.
  2. News: Bonar Creek . Lost Creeks of South Etobicoke.
  3. Web site: Mimico Creek: A Former Squatters' Paradise . Toronto in Time . December 31, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231001400/http://citiesintime.ca/toronto/story/mimico-creek/ .
  4. News: Bonar Creek Stormwater Management Facility and Legion Road Extension Municipal Class Environmental Assessment . https://archive.today/20130115135130/http://www.toronto.ca/involved/projects/bonar_creek/index.htm . dead . January 15, 2013 . . July 26, 2010 .