North Sydenham River | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Ontario |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the North Sydenham River in Southern Ontario |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Southern Ontario with a dot at the location of the mouth of the North Sydenham River |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Ontario |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Southwestern Ontario |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipalities |
Source1: | confluence of Bear Creek and Black Creek |
Source1 Coordinates: | 42.7283°N -82.3511°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 177m (581feet)[1] |
Mouth: | Sydenham River |
Mouth Coordinates: | 42.5947°N -82.3814°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 175m (574feet) |
River System: | Great Lakes Basin |
Tributaries Right: | Running Creek |
The North Sydenham River is a river in the municipalities of Saint Clair (Lambton County) and Chatham-Kent (formerly in Kent County) in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[2] [3] [4] It is a tributary of the Sydenham River, and is part of the Great Lakes Basin.
The creek begins in St. Clair at the confluence of Bear Creek (right) and Black Creek (left), at an elevation of, east of the community of Wilkesport. It flows first southwest, then southeast, then heads south. The river enters Chatham-Kent, takes in the right tributary Running Creek, and reaches its mouth at the Sydenham River, at an elevation of, at the community of Wallaceburg. The Sydenham River flows via the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye), Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River to Lake Erie.