Elzevir Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Elzevir Creek
Location of the mouth of Elzevir Creek in southern Ontario
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Central Ontario
County	Hastings
Municipality	Tweed
Physical characteristics
Main source	Unnamed lake 257 m (843 ft) 44°42′14″N 77°20′54″W / 44.70389°N 77.34833°W / 44.70389; -77.34833
River mouth	Skootamatta River 174 m (571 ft) 44°33′57″N 77°19′12″W / 44.56583°N 77.32000°W / 44.56583; -77.32000
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

Elzevir Creek is a creek in the Moira River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in Tweed, Hastings County in Central Ontario, Canada.

Course

Elzevir Creek begins at an unnamed lake, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of the community of Flinton, at an elevation of 257 metres (843 ft). It flows southeast into Elzevir Lake, then follows a circuitous route to reach its mouth at the Skootamatta River, just north of Highway 7, at the community of Actinolite and at an elevation of 174 metres (571 ft). The Skootamatta River flows via the Moira River into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario at Belleville.