Superior Creek (Toronto)

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Superior Creek

Superior Creek was a stream draining into Lake Ontario in the former city of Mimico.[1] It was approximately 3 kilometers long, with headwaters near the present intersection of Kipling Avenue and The Queensway.[2] The lower reaches of the creek had become polluted, and were buried in a sewer in 1915.[3] In 1954 citizens of Mimico living in newly built houses near the upper reaches complained that the creek flooded, and lobbied to have the creek replaced by storm sewers, and a study was prepared. According to HTO: Toronto's water from Lake Iroquois to lost rivers to low-flow toilets the creek was buried in the around 1965.

References

  1. Superior Creek, 2009-10-14.
  2. Wayne Reeves, Christina Palassio (2008-10-01). HTO: Toronto's water from Lake Iroquois to lost rivers to low-flow toilets. Coach House Press. ISBN 9781552452080. Retrieved on 2011-12-29. 
  3. Michael Harrison. Lost creeks of South Etobicoke, 2010-03-19. Retrieved on 2011-12-30.