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Riley Creek
Riley Creek (Ontario) is located in Southern Ontario
Riley Creek (Ontario)
Location of the mouth of Riley Creek in Southern Ontario
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Physical characteristics
Main source Riley Lake
Ryde Township, Gravenhurst, District Municipality of Muskoka
247 m (810 ft)
44°49′05″N 79°10′40″W / 44.81806°N 79.17778°W / 44.81806; -79.17778
River mouth Black River
Dalton Township, Kawartha Lakes
235 m (771 ft)
44°47′48″N 79°09′51″W / 44.79667°N 79.16417°W / 44.79667; -79.16417
Length 3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

Riley Creek is a stream in the Great Lakes Basin in Central Ontario, Canada. It flows south from its source at Riley Lake in geographic Ryde Township in the municipality of Gravenhurst, District Municipality of Muskoka, to its mouth as a right tributary of the Black River in geographic Dalton Township in the city of Kawartha Lakes. The Black River flows via the Severn River to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

About 80% of the creek lies within Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park.

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