Tomwool Creek

Tomwool Creek is a creek in Timiskaming District and Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of Sarsfield Creek.

Tomwool Creek
Tomwool Creek is located in Ontario
Tomwool Creek
Location of the mouth of Tomwool Creek in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
Districts
Physical characteristics
SourceCariad Lake
  locationBlack River-Matheson, Cochrane District
  coordinates48°16′35″N 80°22′36″W
  elevation345 m (1,132 ft)
MouthSarsfield Creek
  location
Lee Township, Timiskaming District
  coordinates
48°13′25″N 80°21′37″W
  elevation
331 m (1,086 ft)
Basin features
River systemJames Bay drainage basin

Course

The creek begins at the outflow from Cariad Lake in geographic Black Township[2] in the municipality of Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District and heads south immediately into geographic Lee Township[3] in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District to reach Verona Lake. It heads east into Burl Lakes, then south through Arras Lake to Tomwool Lake. The creek continues south to reach its mouth at Sarsfield Creek. Sarsfield Creek flows via Meyers Lake, Woollings Creek, the Whiteclay River, the Black River, the Abitibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.

The creek travels through no communities; the nearest is Sesekinika, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of the mouth of the creek.

References

  1. "Tomwool Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  2. "Black" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  3. "Lee" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-31.

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