Blue Jay Creek (Lake Huron tributary)
Blue Jay Creek is a river on Manitoulin Island in Central Manitoulin and Tehkummah townships, Manitoulin District in northeastern Ontario, Canada and a tributary of Lake Huron.
| Bluejay Creek | |
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  Location of the mouth of Blue Jay Creek in Ontario  Blue Jay Creek (Lake Huron tributary) (Ontario) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Manitoulin |
| Townships | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Spring |
| • location | Central Manitoulin |
| • coordinates | 45°42′13″N 81°57′20″W |
| • elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Huron |
• location | Tehkummah |
• coordinates | 45°35′30″N 82°05′31″W |
• elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Length | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| Basin size | 74.5 km2 (28.8 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Black Creek |
Course
Blue Jay Creek begins at a spring, about 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) east of the community of Sandfield on Lake Manitou in Central Manitoulin township, and at an elevation of 275 metres (902 ft). It flows south under Ontario Highway 542 and then to the east of the community of Tehkummah in Tehkummah township. The creek heads southwest, takes in the right tributary Black Creek and reaches its mouth at Michael's Bay on Lake Huron, near the community of Michael's Bay, and about 1.2 kilometres (0.7 mi) southeast of the mouth of the Manitou River and 7 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of the community of South Baymouth.
Ecology
The Blue Jay Creek and Manitou River Enhancement Strategy[1] was completed in June 2001 and approved in December 2003 by the Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association. The organization has rehabilitated sites on the creek, which has improved water quality and the fisheries in the region.[2]
Parks
Blue Jay Creek Provincial Park incorporates a portion of the creek near its mouth.[3]
Tributaries
- Black Creek (right)
See also
References
- 1353170 Ontario Ltd. o/a Great Lakes Environmental Services (December 2003). "Strategic Plan for the Blue Jay Creek and Manitou River Enhancement Strategy" (PDF). Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- "Rehabilitation Projects". Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association. Archived from the original on 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- "Blue Jay Creek". Ontario Parks. 2008-02-08. Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
Sources
- "Blue Jay Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- "Topographic Map sheets 42G9, 41H12". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-07-29.