Irvine Creek is a
creek in the municipality of
Centre Wellington
Centre Wellington is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada, located in Wellington County. The primary communities are Elora and Fergus.
The area is agricultural but also includes industries such as manufacturing. In the Canada 2016 Cens ...
,
Wellington County in
southwestern
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Ontario
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, Canada. It is in the
Great Lakes Basin
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and is a right tributary of the
Grand River.
The creek begins at the confluence of two unnamed tributary streams in
geographic
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West Garafraxa Township near the settlement of Dracon and flows southeast towards
Lake Belwood. Before reaching the lake, it then turns southwest, then northwest and reaches the settlement of
Living Springs. It turns southwest, passes under
Ontario Highway 6
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, enters geographic Nichol Township, and reaches the community of
Salem. The creek then flows southwest and reaches its mouth at the Grand River at the community of
Elora. The Grand River flows to
Lake Erie
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.
See also
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David Street Bridge - a vehicular bridge that crosses over Irvine Creek.
References
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Rivers of Wellington County, Ontario
Tributaries of the Grand River (Ontario)