Moore Creek (french: ruisseau Moore) is a

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. It is in the

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and is a left tributary of the Madawaska River.

Hydrology

Moore Creek begins at

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at an elevation of and travels southwest to

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at an elevation of . The creek then flows north towards Moore Lake at an elevation of , taking in the right tributary Coghlan Creek from Coghlan Lake along the way. Pastwa Creek from Pastwa Lake enters as a left tributary at Moore Lake itself. Finally, the Moore Creek heads north, passing under

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, to its mouth at the Madawaska River, at an elevation of . The Madawaska River flows via the

Ottawa River The Ottawa River (french: Rivière des Outaouais, Algonquin: ''Kichi-Sìbì/Kitchissippi'') is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word 'to trade', as it was the major trade route of Eastern ...

to the

. The creek is entirely in South Algonquin, Nipissing District, but part of the drainage basin, like the southern end of McKenzie Lake and some other tributaries flowing from the south, is in

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Hydrology

Tributaries

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