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'''Jackson Creek''' is a watercourse that flows through [[Peterborough, Ontario]].<ref name=globalnews2023-03-17/> It empties into [[Little Lake]], a lake in Peterborough. | '''Jackson Creek''' is a watercourse that flows through [[Peterborough, Ontario]].<ref name=WindsorStar1963-11-13/><ref name=TorStar2004-07-16/><ref name=globalnews2023-03-17/> It empties into [[Little Lake]], a lake in Peterborough. | ||
In March 2023 the creek was hit by a serious oil spill.<ref name=globalnews2023-03-17/> | In March 2023 the creek was hit by a serious oil spill.<ref name=globalnews2023-03-17/> | ||
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<ref name=WindsorStar1963-11-13> | |||
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| url = http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SzA_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=F1EMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4990,191939&dq=jackson-creek+ontario+|+toronto&hl=en | |||
| title = Conservation Grants Limited | |||
| publisher = [[The Windsor Star]] | |||
| date = 1963-11-13 | |||
| accessdate = 2011-12-23 | |||
| page = 21 | |||
}} | |||
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The creek overflowed in July 2004, causing extensive damage.<ref> | |||
{{cite news | |||
| url = http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2004/07/15/544176.html | |||
| title = Ontario community flooded | |||
| publisher = [[CNews]] | |||
| date = 2004-07-15 | |||
| accessdate = 2011-12-23 | |||
| quote = | |||
| page = | |||
| author = Maria Babbage | |||
}} | |||
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<ref name=TorStar2004-07-16> | |||
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| url = http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/665225881.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+16%2C+2004&author=Emily+Mathieu+and+Camille+Roy&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Cars+swept+away%3B+Parked+cars+carried+away+by+torrents+on+rain-+ravaged+roads+City+streets+%27just+like+you+would+see+white-water+rafting%27&pqatl=google | |||
| title = Cars swept away; Parked cars carried away by torrents on rain- ravaged roads City streets 'just like you would see white-water rafting' | |||
| publisher = [[Toronto Star]] | |||
| date = 2004-07-16 | |||
| accessdate = 2011-12-23 | |||
| quote = | |||
| page = A.01 | |||
| author = Emily Mathieu, Camille Roy | |||
}} | |||
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<ref name=globalnews2023-03-17> | <ref name=globalnews2023-03-17> | ||
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Revision as of 20:24, 17 January 2024
Jackson Creek is a watercourse that flows through Peterborough, Ontario.[1][2][3] It empties into Little Lake, a lake in Peterborough.
In March 2023 the creek was hit by a serious oil spill.[3]
The Jackson Creek Trail, a 4.5 km (2.8 mi) recreational trail, runs parallel to the creek.[4]
References
- ↑ Conservation Grants Limited, The Windsor Star, 1963-11-13, p. 21. Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
- ↑ Emily Mathieu, Camille Roy. Cars swept away; Parked cars carried away by torrents on rain- ravaged roads City streets 'just like you would see white-water rafting', Toronto Star, 2004-07-16, p. A.01. Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Greg Davis. Cleanup underway after oil sheen found on Jackson Creek near Little Lake in Peterborough, Global News, 2023-03-17. Retrieved on 2024-01-17. “The City of Peterborough says the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has been notified of the incident.”
- ↑ Jackson Creek Trail, Otonabee Conservation. Retrieved on 2024-01-17.
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