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Drive Creek
Drive Creek (Ontario) is located in Ontario
Drive Creek (Ontario)
Location of the mouth of Drive Creek in Ontario
Other name(s) ruisseau Drive
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Physical characteristics
Main source Drive Lake
393 m (1,289 ft)
50°20′10″N 91°10′15″W / 50.33611°N 91.17083°W / 50.33611; -91.17083
River mouth Marchington River
390 m (1,280 ft)
50°21′00″N 91°08′37″W / 50.35000°N 91.14361°W / 50.35000; -91.14361
Length 2.9 km (1.8 mi)
Basin features
River system Nelson River drainage basin
Tributaries

Drive Creek (French: ruisseau Drive) is a creek in the Nelson River drainage basin in Kenora District, northwestern Ontario, Canada. It begins at Drive Lake at an elevation of 396 metres (1,299 ft). The creek then takes in its right tributary Tripoli Creek at an elevation of 390 metres (1,280 ft) just upstream of its mouth at the Marchington River at the same elevation. The total length of the creek is 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi).

Tributaries

  • Tripoli Creek
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