Blue Jay Creek is a

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and

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townships,

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, Canada and a tributary of

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Course

Blue Jay Creek begins at a

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, about east of the community of Sandfield on

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township, and at an elevation of . It flows south under

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and then to the east of the community of Tehkummah in Tehkummah township. The creek heads southwest, takes in the right tributary Black Creek and reaches its mouth at Michael's Bay on Lake Huron, near the community of Michael's Bay, and about southeast of the mouth of the Manitou River and northwest of the community of South Baymouth.

Ecology

The Blue Jay Creek and Manitou River Enhancement Strategy was completed in June 2001 and approved in December 2003 by the Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association. The organization has rehabilitated sites on the creek, which has improved water quality and the fisheries in the region.

Parks

Blue Jay Creek Provincial Park incorporates a portion of the creek near its mouth.

Tributaries

*Black Creek (right)

References

Sources

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External links

Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association official website
Rivers of Manitoulin Island Tributaries of Lake Huron