Salem Creek (Ontario)
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Salem Creek is a stream in the municipal township of Cramahe, Northhumberland County in Central Ontario, Canada.[3][1][5][6][7] It is a tributary of Lake Ontario. The creek takes its name from the community of Salem which it flows past.
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Salem Creek | |
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Etymology | from the community of Salem |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Northumberland |
Municipality | Cramahe |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Unnamed point |
• coordinates | 44°01′55″N 77°50′33″W[1] |
• elevation | 140 m (460 ft)[2] |
Mouth | Lake Ontario |
• coordinates | 44°00′00″N 77°49′54″W[3] |
• elevation | 74.1 m (243 ft)[4] |
Length | 4 km (2.5 mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Lake Ontario drainage basin |
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Salem Creek begins at an unnamed point at an elevation of 140 metres (460 ft)[2] and flows south, past Salem Hill[8] and the community of Salem. It heads under County Road 2 (formerly Ontario Highway 2), under the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway mainlines, and reaches its mouth at Lake Ontario at an elevation of 74.1 metres (243 ft).[4]