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There are many creeks in the Hamilton area. The following are just
a few that are easy to get to. Refer to the Hamilton Naturalists'
Club's Guide 'Naturally
Hamilton' to assist you in your exploration of these habitats.
- Red
Hill Creek: this lovely creek crosses the escarpment and flows
down to the shore at the east end of Hamilton Harbour at Windermere
Basin. It sits in the Red Hill Valley, which is the largest urban
park in Ontario and the only remaining natural corridor linking
the escarpment to the shoreline of Lake Ontario in the Hamilton
area. Access is from Mud St. and Mount Albion Rd., 4km west of
Hwy 20. Windermere Basin can be accessed from Eastport Drive,
about 2km east of Toll Gate Ponds.
- Spencer
Creek: the longest creek in the Hamilton area, its origins
are in Puslinch, just north of the Valens Conservation Area through
which it flows and is dammed. It flows through several other wetland
areas, such as Beverly Swamp where it is joined by one of its
major tributaries, Fletcher Creek. It then flows through the Christie
Conservation Area where it is dammed again. It ends at the west
end of Cootes Paradise, another wetland area.
Canoing
Spencer Creek. Photo by Alan Ernst.
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- Fifty
Creek: the easternmost creek in the Hamilton area, this creek
can be accessed from the Fifty Point Conservation Area
- Grindstone
Creek (Burlington):
this creek originates in Flamborough above the escarpment and
drains into Carroll's Bay off Hamilton Harbour, and is an active
trout and salmon stream. You can access this creek via the trail
system at the Royal Botanical Garden's Hendrie Valley on Plains
Rd.
- Bronte
Creek: located in Halton region, this creek originates in
Morriston, crosses the escarpment near Flamborough and enters
Lake Ontario at the west end of Oakville. It can be accessed from
Bronte Harbour in Oakville, at Bronte Creek Provincial Park on
the north side of the Q.E.W. in Oakville, or further north.
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Habitats
of Hamilton and Halton © Hamilton Naturalists' Club
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