Foxear Creek

River in Ontario, Canada
49°42′57″N 87°39′41″W / 49.71583°N 87.66139°W / 49.71583; -87.66139 • elevation326 m (1,070 ft) MouthNamewaminikan River
 • coordinates
49°43′15″N 87°55′25″W / 49.72083°N 87.92361°W / 49.72083; -87.92361
 • elevation
299 m (981 ft)Basin featuresRiver systemGreat Lakes Basin

Foxear Creek is a stream in the municipality of Greenstone, Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Namewaminikan River. The river lies in the geographic townships of Sandra,[2] Irwin[3] and Walters.[4]

Course

The river begins at Foxear Lake. It travels west through a series of lakes, flows under Ontario Highway 801, and arrives at Bearskin Lake. It continues west through Windigokan Lake before reaching its mouth at the Namewaminikan River. The Namewaminikan River flows via Lake Nipigon and the Nipigon River to Lake Superior.

References

  1. ^ "Foxear Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  2. ^ "Sandra" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. ^ "Irwin" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  4. ^ "Walters" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

Sources

  • Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2016-03-13.


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