Etobicoke Creek

Etobicoke Creek
Etobicoke Creek
	Looking north up Etobicoke Creek from Lake Shore Boulevard
	Location of the mouth of the creek in Toronto
Etymology	from the Mississauga word wah-do-be-kang (wadoopikaang)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Greater Toronto Area
Municipalities	Toronto; Mississauga; Brampton; Caledon;
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel
• coordinates	43°47′19″N 79°53′39″W / 43.78861°N 79.89417°W
• elevation	300 m (980 ft)
Mouth	Lake Ontario
• location	Marie Curtis Park, Toronto
• coordinates	43°35′05″N 79°32′28″W / 43.58472°N 79.54111°W
• elevation	74 m (243 ft)
Length	61 km (38 mi)
Basin size	211 km2 (81 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	0.5 m3/s (18 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Spring Creek, Little Etobicoke Creek

Etobicoke Creek /ɛˈtoʊbɪkoʊ/ ^ⓘ is a river in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is a tributary of Lake Ontario and runs from Caledon to southern Etobicoke, part of the City of Toronto. The creek is within the jurisdiction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.