Lynde Creek

Lynde Creek is a stream in the municipalities of Whitby and Scugog, Regional Municipality of Durham, in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is a tributary of Lake Ontario, and is under the auspices of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority.[2] The creek begins on the Oak Ridges Moraine in geographic Reach Township[3] in the municipality of Scugog, and flows south to its mouth in the southwest of the town of Whitby. Portions of the 132.19-square-kilometre (51.04 sq mi) watershed[4] also extend into the town of Ajax, the city of Pickering and the municipality of Uxbridge.[2]

Lynde Creek
Location of the mouth of Lynde Creek in southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Central Ontario
Regional Municipality	Durham
Municipalities	Whitby Scugog
Physical characteristics
Source	Chalk Lake
• location	Scugog
• coordinates	44°01′18″N 79°02′17″W
• elevation	287 m (942 ft)
Mouth	Lake Ontario
• location	Whitby
• coordinates	43°50′43″N 78°57′09″W
• elevation	74 m (243 ft)
Basin size	132.19 km^2 (51.04 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

References

1. "Lynde Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
2. "Lynde Creek Watershed Plan" (PDF). Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. May 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
3. "Township of Reach" (JPG). 1880 Map of Ontario Counties - The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project. McGill University. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
4. "Land & Water Conservation". Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-05.