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Highland Creek (Toronto)

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most common type of wetland on Lake Ontario prior to European settlement but are now rare. It is a breeding area for several uncommon species, including the blue-gray gnatcatcher and the yellow-spotted salamander. There are three other designated Environmental Significant Areas in the Highland Creek watershed: Highland Forest, Hague Park and the Morningside Park Forest.
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Like many creeks and river valleys in Toronto, evidence of First Nations occupation has been found in this area. A 2005 excavation by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority near the mouth of Highland Creek found evidence of a Late Woodland or Early Archaic site, thought to have been a place of
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drain into the river. The valley of Highland Creek contains a number of interconnected parks which have a system of paved bike and walking paths. As a result of these numerous channel modification projects, mostly implemented in the 1960s and 1970s, much of the creek does not follow its natural path.
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At the mouth of the Creek are four wetlands totaling 7.6 hectares (19 acres) in size. The Stephenson’s Swamp is both a designated Environmental Significant Area and a Provincially Significant Wetland. According to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the type of forest swamp used to be the
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where a short 900 m (2,953 ft) tributary branch running south joins it. It then flows south-east under the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks, Finch Avenue and Markham Road, then south-east under Highway 401. From this point on, it flows in a natural bed and ravine. It then travels 500 m
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beginning in 1937 (Kingston Road) and continuing through the mid-1960s (Lawrence Avenue East, Ellesmere Road). Although the creek itself is rarely more than 20 m (66 ft) wide, the ravine it runs through commonly is over 100 m (328 ft) wide and 30 m (98 ft) deep. During
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During the late 1940s and early 1950s, a new town plan developed in the valley between Kingston Road and the eastern crossing of Lawrence Avenue. The primary road remains as the park access road to Colonel Danforth Park, but the remainder, with few exceptions, was washed out during
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and which had been previously altered, has now been restored to a more natural state with gentle meanders and shallow pools. From Markham Road, the branch flows east in a natural course and ravine through Woburn Park until it meets the central branch at
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Highland Creek consists of four branches, treated here in order from west to east. The names used for the branches indicate only geographic position, and should not be taken as proper names.
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Due to development in Scarborough, which has substantially increased the amount of water that historically travelled through the river, there are a number of artificial diversions (use of
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Highland Creek historically formed a natural barrier to transportation in the eastern part of Scarborough, with the single exception of Military Trail, blocking the eastern sections of
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tool manufacture. The Helliwell family, one of the first settlers in the area, accumulated a large number of artifacts from the last 5,000 years.
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is also the name of a neighbourhood on the east side of the creek at Old Kingston Road. Opposite the former village of Highland Creek is
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are possible, increasing its depth. The river travels through culverts under some major streets. In addition, many of the city's storm
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and guide the river past obstacles. For example, there are a large number of areas where the river is lined with
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line along Kingston Road, which was unable to negotiate the grade into the creek where it met Kingston Road.
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The central branch begins at the exit of a culvert north-west of Middlefield Road and Finch Avenue East at
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The west branch begins at the exit of a culvert just southeast of Brimley Road and McNicoll Road at
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According to a 1796 list of Mississauga names of rivers and creeks compiled by British surveyor
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and past some of the outdoor sports facilities and the Miller Lash House of the
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the early part of the 20th century, it also blocked the progression of the
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to meet with the east branch, before flowing into Lake Ontario at
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The central branch at Middlefield Road, near its point of origin.
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The east branch rises immediately south of Highway 401, west of
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tracks. The branch then heads under the tracks east and under
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The north-west branch begins at the exit of a culvert at
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and Huntingwood Drive. The branch continues east under
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to even out the flow in areas where upstream storage
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: ECW Press. 921: 869:until the construction of longer-span 31: 1039:Watershed Strategies - Highland Creek 7: 1070:Friends of the Highland Creek (FOHC) 436:, before joining the west branch at 2014:Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac 841:This is in contrast to the nearby 475:breeding in stagnant creek water ( 14: 1761:Isle Royale National Park Islands 684:University of Toronto Scarborough 2127: 686:. It continues south-east under 63: 56: 40: 2168:First Nations sites in Toronto 1981:International Joint Commission 1971:Great Lakes Fishery Commission 779:Highland Creek Wetland Complex 206: • coordinates 141: • coordinates 1: 1007:"Topographic Map sheet 30M14" 116:Physical characteristics 1941:Great Lakes Areas of Concern 1931:Alliance for the Great Lakes 245: • elevation 180: • elevation 2163:Tributaries of Lake Ontario 1807:Province of Ontario Islands 890:Communities along the creek 257:29.1 km (18.1 mi) 2184: 1031:"Highland Creek Watershed 987:Fairburn, M. 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Highland Creek, Toronto
Highland Creek

Highland Creek (Toronto) is located in Toronto
Canada
Ontario
Toronto
Hydro One
Brimley Road
43°48′54″N 79°16′51″W / 43.81500°N 79.28083°W / 43.81500; -79.28083
Mouth
Lake Ontario
43°46′0″N 79°08′41″W / 43.76667°N 79.14472°W / 43.76667; -79.14472
West Highland Creek
river
Scarborough
Toronto
Ontario
Lake Ontario
Scarborough Bluffs
trout
carp
bass
salmon
Don
Humber
glacial
ravine
last Ice Age
watershed

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