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Kemptville Creek

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from Bishop's Mills to approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south of Oxford Mills (rough-launch near the railway bridge, or at the dam in town). In the spring, it should be possible to canoe from Oxford Station Road (or further) to the Rideau River with one
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The North Branch begins at Cranberry Lake in Merrickville–Wolford, and flows northeast, passes into North Grenville as it flows through the community of Bishop's Mills, before joining the main branch northeast of the community.
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Kemptville Creek is 69 kilometres (43 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 456 square kilometres (176 sq mi). Portions of the drainage basin extend into other municipalities of Leeds and Grenville, such as
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in the municipality of Augusta, where it immediately takes in the right tributary Mud Creek. It travels north, passing into North Grenville near the community of
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The creek is navigable, for smaller watercraft, from the Rideau River to the town docks in Kemptville. In the summer it is also suitable for
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Combined, the creek continues north through the community of Oxford Mills, where it goes over Oxford Mills Dam, flows under the
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The main branch, also called the South Branch, begins northwest of the community of
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Location of the mouth of Kemptville Creek in southern Ontario
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Archived from 452: 342:Gulf of Saint Lawrence 450: 279:45.05583°N 75.65417°W 198:44.76583°N 75.75000°W 504:Barnes Creek (right) 422:Merrickville–Wolford 418:Elizabethtown-Kitley 338:Saint Lawrence River 321:Basin features 284:45.05583; -75.65417 275: /  203:44.76583; -75.75000 194: /  713:2016-03-04 at the 534:"Kemptville Creek" 453: 515:Mud Creek (right) 364: 363: 753: 696: 694: 693: 687: 680: 669: 667: 666: 644: 642: 641: 631: 610: 609: 607: 606: 600: 592: 586: 585: 583: 582: 573:. 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Kemptville Creek is located in Southern Ontario
Canada
Province
Ontario
Eastern Ontario
County
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
North Grenville
Augusta
North Augusta
Augusta
44°45′57″N 75°45′00″W / 44.76583°N 75.75000°W / 44.76583; -75.75000
Mouth
Rideau River
Kemptville
North Grenville
45°03′21″N 75°39′15″W / 45.05583°N 75.65417°W / 45.05583; -75.65417
Rideau River
Ottawa River
Saint Lawrence River
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
River system
Ottawa River
drainage basin
stream
North Grenville
Augusta
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Eastern Ontario

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