Straggle Creek Explained

Straggle Creek
Name Other:French: ruisseau Straggle
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Straggle Creek in Southern Ontario
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Southern Ontario with a dot at the location of the mouth of Straggle Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ontario
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Central Ontario
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Haliburton County
Subdivision Type5:Municipalities
Subdivision Name5:Dysart et al
Source1:unnamed lake
Source1 Coordinates:45.1117°N -78.2031°W
Source1 Elevation:[1]
Mouth:Allen Creek
Mouth Coordinates:45.1372°N -78.2317°W
River System:Ottawa River drainage basin

Straggle Creek (French: ruisseau Straggle) is a stream in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County in Central Ontario, Canada.[2] [3] [4] It is a right tributary of Allen Creek and is in the Ottawa River drainage basin.

Course

Straggle Creek begins at an unnamed lake at an elevation of, at the height of land between the Ottawa River drainage basin to the north and east, and the Trent River drainage basin to the west and south. It flows north to the southwest end of Straggle Lake, then continues north from the northwest end of the lake to the south end of Little Straggle Lake. The creek leaves Little Straggle Lake at the northwest heading west, then gradually curves north, and reaches its mouth at Allen Creek at an elevation of . Allen Creek flows via Benoir Lake, the York River, and the Madawaska River to the Ottawa River.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Earth. 2020-08-31.
  2. Web site: Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. 2020-08-31.
  3. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5. 2006. Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2020-08-31.
  4. Map 5. PDF. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1 : 700,000. 2018-01-01. 2020-08-31.