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This article is about the river in Ontario. For the river in Minnesota, see Credit River (Minnesota).


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The Credit River near Belfountain
The Credit River is a river in southern Ontario which flows from headwaters above the Niagara Escarpment to empty into Lake Ontario at Port Credit, Mississauga. It drains an area of approximately 1,000 km². The total length of the river and its tributary streams is over 1,500 km.

Despite urbanization and associated problems with water quality on the lower section of this river, it provides spawning areas for chinook salmon, and rainbow trout. There is a fish ladder on the river at Streetsville. Much of the river can still be travelled by canoe or kayak, although, in some sections, landowners with property edging on the river may not be in full agreement. The headwaters of the Credit River is home to a native self sustaining brook trout population.

Credit Valley Conservation, the local watershed management Conservation Authority operates several Conservation Areas including Belfountain, Island Lake, and Terra Cotta.

Forks of the Credit, a Provincial Park is located on the upper part of the river between Brampton and Orangeville, and is near the Bruce Trail.

Communities in the river's watershed include: The river was named Rivière au Crédit by French fur traders, because trading goods were supplied to the native Mississaugas in advance (on credit) against furs which would be provided the following spring. A trading post was set up here in the early 18th century.

Watershed population and land use

600,000 people live in the watershed 87% of the population lives in the lower 1/3 of the watershed the watershed's population is growing at a rate of approx. 2%. In 1999, 21% of the watershed was developed. By 2020 40% of the watershed will be developed (based on approved development and the official plans of our municipalities).

Plants and animals

The Credit River is home to a wide range of wildlife. Some species are permanent or seasonal residents while others are sighted occasionally:

1330 species of plants, 64 fish species ranging from the small Pumpkin seed and many species of bait fish to the largest Pike. As well 41 species of mammals, 5 species of turtles, 8 kinds of snakes, 17 amphibians (frogs, toads, salamanders & newts), and 244 species of birds call this watershed home.

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The Credit River in a city park in Savage in 2007


Country | United States

State | Minnesota

Length | 21.
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river is a natural waterway that transits water through a landscape from higher to lower elevations. It is an integral component of the water cycle. The water within a river is generally collected from precipitation through surface runoff, groundwater recharge (as seen at baseflow
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Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment or cuesta in the United States and Canada that runs westward from New York State, through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Port Credit (pop. 10,260 - 2001 Census) is found at the mouth of the Credit River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, within the city of Mississauga. Port Credit's boundaries are the Canadian National Railway tracks (where the Lakeshore West GO Transit trains run) to the north,
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A drainage basin is a region of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, dam, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean. The drainage basin includes both the streams and rivers that convey the water as well as the land surfaces from
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Orders of magnitude for area Conversion of units for area
1 E-30 m = 1 fm 1 E-24 
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Distances shorter than 106 m

Conversions

1 megametre is equal to:
  • 1 E+6 m
  • approximately 621.37 miles
  • Side of square with area 1,000,000 km²

Human-built structures

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Urbanization or Urbanisation (see difference in spelling) means the removal of the rural characteristics of a town or area, a process associated with the development of civilisation.
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Water quality is the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water, characterized through the methods of hydrometry. The primary bases for such characterization are parameters which relate to drinking water, safety of human contact and for health of ecosystems.
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This article is about biological spawning. For other meanings of the word spawn, see Spawn (disambiguation)..
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O. tshawytscha

Binomial name
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
(Walbaum, 1792)

The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
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O. mykiss

Binomial name
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Walbaum, 1792

Subspecies
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The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), also called the redband trout
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Fishways, most commonly called fish ladders but also known as fish passes and in Australia they are referred to as fish steps, are structures on or around artificial barriers (such as dams and weirs) to facilitate diadromous fishes' natural migration.
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Streetsville, Ontario
Streetsville is marked by street signs and banners along Queen Street.
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Settled 1819
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A kayak is a small human-powered boat. It typically has a covered deck, and a cockpit covered by a spraydeck. It is propelled by a double-bladed paddle by a sitting paddler.
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This article is about the species of fish. For the singer/songwriter, see Brooke Trout


Brook trout


Conservation status
secure

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Conservation Authority may refer to:

Canada
  • Conservation Authority (Canada)
New Zealand
  • New Zealand Conservation Authority
  • Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority

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The Bruce Trail is a hiking (and multi-use) trail in southern and central Ontario, Canada.

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It follows the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, one of only twelve UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves in Canada, for more than 800 km (500 miles).
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City of Brampton

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City of Mississauga
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Amaranth (2006 Population 3,845) is named after the plant which grows abundantly within its borders. Amaranth is bordered by Mono to the east and East Luther to the west. Amaranth is also home to a little town called Laurel. Laurel has an approximate population of 35.
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Caledon (2006 Population 57,050) is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. In terms of land use, Caledon is somewhat urban, though it is primarily rural in nature.
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