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Peterson Creek
Peterson Creek (Clyde River tributary) is located in Southern Ontario
Peterson Creek (Clyde River tributary)
Location of the mouth of Peterson Creek in southern Ontario
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Eastern Ontario
Counties
  • Lanark
  • Frontenac
Townships
  • Lanark Highlands
  • North Frontenac
Physical characteristics
Main source Unnamed lake
North Frontenac, Frontenac County
292 m (958 ft)
45°04′48″N 76°46′50″W / 45.08000°N 76.78056°W / 45.08000; -76.78056
River mouth South Branch Clyde River
Lanark Highlands, Lanark County
189 m (620 ft)
45°06′29″N 76°41′47″W / 45.10806°N 76.69639°W / 45.10806; -76.69639
Length 9.5 km (5.9 mi)
Basin features
River system Ottawa River drainage basin

Peterson Creek is a river in the Ottawa River drainage basin in Lanark Highlands, Lanark County and North Frontenac, Frontenac County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It flows 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) from and unnamed lake to its mouth at the South Branch Clyde River.

Course

Peterson Creek begins at an unnamed lake in North Frontenac township at an elevation of 292 metres (958 ft) about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of the community of Ompah. It flows east to Cruse Lake, then turns northeast and passes through Bobs Lake, takes in an unnamed left tributary arriving from Mountain Lake, and reaches Chathams Lake. The creek continues northeast, passes into Lanark Highlands township, takes in an unnamed left tributary arriving from Twin Lake, and heads east. It takes in a third unnamed left tributary arriving from McIntosh Lake, and reaches its mouth at the South Branch Clyde River at an elevation of 189 metres (620 ft), about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest and upstream of the community of Clyde Forks. The Clyde River flows via the Mississippi River to the Ottawa River.

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