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38-719: Highland Creek may refer to: Rivers [ edit ] Ontario, Canada [ edit ] Highland Creek (Toronto) , in Scarborough , which flows into Lake Ontario Highland Creek, in Kenora and Rainy River districts, a tributary of the Little Turtle River Highland Creek, in Lambton County , which flows into Lake Huron Highland Creek, in Renfrew County,

76-533: A collector road that runs through residential communities, northeast to Steeles Ave. E. East of Morningside, the road is signed as Old Finch Avenue, requiring connections with several north-south streets (Sewells Road, Meadowvale Road and Plug Hat Road) before continuing briefly at the south end of Beare Road. Heading east, it enters into the City of Pickering in Durham Region after Scarborough-Pickering Townline, where it

114-529: A concrete bed. The next 1.6 km (1.0 mi) stretch, however, a crescent shape that proceeds east to a point just west of Markham Road and which had been previously altered, has now been restored to a more natural state with gentle meanders and shallow pools. From Markham Road, the branch flows east in a natural course and ravine through Woburn Park until it meets the central branch at 43°47′08″N 79°13′23″W  /  43.78556°N 79.22306°W  / 43.78556; -79.22306 . The total length

152-499: A deep pit that prevented any pedestrian or vehicular traffic from passing through. The crater left where a 4 lane roadway once was is approximately 7 m (23 ft) deep. Two lanes reopened in late 2005, and the remaining lanes opened in April 2006. On July 24, 2009, two sinkholes appeared on Finch Avenue West between Dufferin Street and Bathurst Street . Despite its length (one of

190-400: A further 800 m (2,625 ft), it turns south and is joined by a small stream just before Lawrence Avenue East. It passes under the road and continues south until it joins the central branch just north of Lake Ontario. The total length is approximately 4.5 km (2.8 mi). Unlike the other parts of the creek system, this branch does not flow through any deep ravines. At the mouth of

228-527: A hub for GO Transit , York Region Transit and Viva buses, is next to the station. Finch Avenue is served by buses from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) 24 hours a day through regular routes (36 Finch West and 39 Finch East) and Blue Night Network routes (336 Finch West and 339 Finch East). One express route, 939 Finch Express, provides faster transit along Finch Avenue and connects to Scarborough Centre station on Line 3 Scarborough in

266-652: A number of interconnected parks which have a system of paved bike and walking paths. As a result of these numerous channel modification projects, mostly implemented in the 1960s and 1970s, much of the creek does not follow its natural path. This is in contrast to the nearby Rouge River , which has fewer in-stream barriers and extensive riparian and floodplain vegetation, and where a wider variety of wildlife, including some climax forest species, can be found. Like many creeks and river valleys in Toronto, evidence of First Nations occupation has been found in this area. A 2005 excavation by

304-476: A short 900 m (2,953 ft) tributary branch running south joins it. It then flows south-east under the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks, Finch Avenue and Markham Road, then south-east under Highway 401. From this point on, it flows in a natural bed and ravine. It then travels 500 m (1,640 ft) to the confluence with the west branch. The branch then travels south-east under Military Trail ,

342-661: A short distance north of Highway 407 , where the concession is cut off by the Claireville Conservation Area . The concession is then called McVean Drive in northeastern Brampton, north of Queen Street, the former Highway 7 . It then continues into Caledon as Centreville Creek Road. On August 19, 2005, a freak rainstorm in Toronto caused the Black Creek water level to rise, which caused a section of Finch Avenue West near Sentinel Road (due south of York University between Keele and Jane Streets) to collapse, leaving

380-621: A tributary of the Madawaska River (Ontario) United States [ edit ] Highland Creek, a tributary of the Rubicon River (California) Settlements [ edit ] Highland Creek, Toronto , in Ontario, Canada Highland Creek (Charlotte neighborhood) , a large subdivision in southern North Carolina, United States. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

418-558: Is a river in the Scarborough district of Toronto , Ontario , emptying into Lake Ontario at the eastern end of the Scarborough Bluffs . It is home to several species of fish including trout , carp , bass and salmon . It is a meandering river which, like most rivers in Toronto (including the Don and Humber ), travels through a glacial ravine formed after the last Ice Age . The Highland Creek watershed , including tributaries ,

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456-549: Is almost entirely contained within Scarborough. According to a 1796 list of Mississauga names of rivers and creeks compiled by British surveyor Augustus Jones , the river was known as Yat-qui-i-be-no-nick, which translates as "creek comes out under high." There is no documented source for the name "Highland Creek", but some suggest it is of descriptive origins, possibly recalling the Highlands of Scotland where many early settlers of

494-401: Is also known as Durham Regional Road 37 . In Pickering, Finch Avenue is also known as Durham Road # 37 and continues east to Brock Road (Durham Regional Road 1). It ends at a cul-de-sac at Kingston Road (Durham Regional Highway 2 and formerly provincial Highway 2 ), and Kingston Rd. continues the concession line to the eastern boundary of Oshawa . In Mississauga and Brampton, Finch Avenue

532-458: Is approximately 13.5 km (8.4 mi). The east branch rises immediately south of Highway 401, west of Meadowvale Road at 43°47′56″N 79°10′22″W  /  43.79889°N 79.17278°W  / 43.79889; -79.17278 . It travels south south-east to Ellesmere Road, before entering a culvert. The branch then emerges east of Meadowvale Road south of Ellesmere, before heading south-west under Kingston Road and Highway 2A . After

570-455: Is approximately 7.7 km (4.8 mi). The central branch begins at the exit of a culvert north-west of Middlefield Road and Finch Avenue East at 43°48′49″N 79°15′40″W  /  43.81361°N 79.26111°W  / 43.81361; -79.26111 . The branch flows south east, then east under Middlefield to 43°48′49.5″N 79°14′55.5″W  /  43.813750°N 79.248750°W  / 43.813750; -79.248750 where

608-500: Is designated as Peel Regional Road 2 , and is the shortest road corridor under the jurisdiction of the Region of Peel. Finch subway station (on the eastern branch of Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway ) is located at the intersection of Finch Avenue and Yonge Street . It is the northern terminus of the eastern branch and is a major regional transit hub. The Finch Bus Terminal ,

646-434: Is over 100 m (328 ft) wide and 30 m (98 ft) deep. During the early part of the 20th century, it also blocked the progression of the Toronto and Scarboro' Electric Railway, Light and Power Company line along Kingston Road, which was unable to negotiate the grade into the creek where it met Kingston Road. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, a new town plan developed in the valley between Kingston Road and

684-577: Is the most northerly point of any part of the Highland Creek system including all tributaries. It flows south-east under Finch Avenue East, McCowan Road and Middlefield Road. The branch travels 250 m (820 ft) southwest, then south to its confluence with the north-west branch. It continues southeast under Sheppard Avenue East , then south under Highway 401 , and then a further 150 m (492 ft) south. The entire length up to this point has been artificially channelled, straightened and lined with

722-595: The 1960s, Finch was rapidly reconstructed from a gravel road into a four-laned traffic artery. This began with the realignment of several sections, such as at Bayview where Newtonbrook Creek flows diagonally beneath the crossroads. A rail overpass west of Leslie was built by 1968. In the west, Finch originally ended at the Humber River at Islington Avenue . A separate western section was later constructed as development occurred in the-then Borough of Etobicoke . Traffic proceeding west had to travel on Islington, south across

760-485: The Creek are four wetlands totaling 7.6 hectares (19 acres) in size. The Stephenson’s Swamp is both a designated Environmental Significant Area and a Provincially Significant Wetland. According to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the type of forest swamp used to be the most common type of wetland on Lake Ontario prior to European settlement but are now rare. It is a breeding area for several uncommon species, including

798-499: The Humber to Albion Road , and west beyond Kipling Avenue to reach it. In the early 1990s, this gap was closed. Earlier, in the 1980s a short extension was built northwestward into Mississauga and Brampton with the construction of Highway 427 , following the former Toronto Gore Township Concession 3, which originally spurred off Indian Line , the precursor to the 427. Finch ends at Steeles Avenue , and Gorewood Drive continues it for

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836-428: The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority near the mouth of Highland Creek found evidence of a Late Woodland or Early Archaic site, thought to have been a place of tool manufacture. The Helliwell family, one of the first settlers in the area, accumulated a large number of artifacts from the last 5,000 years. Highland Creek historically formed a natural barrier to transportation in the eastern part of Scarborough, with

874-459: The area came from. Highland Creek consists of four branches, treated here in order from west to east. The names used for the branches indicate only geographic position, and should not be taken as proper names. The north-west branch begins at the exit of a culvert at Finch Avenue East at 43°48′11″N 79°17′17″W  /  43.80306°N 79.28806°W  / 43.80306; -79.28806 . It flows south, then south-east and passes under

912-528: The blue-gray gnatcatcher and the yellow-spotted salamander. There are three other designated Environmental Significant Areas in the Highland Creek watershed: Highland Forest, Hague Park and the Morningside Park Forest. Due to development in Scarborough, which has substantially increased the amount of water that historically travelled through the river, there are a number of artificial diversions (use of control channels ) to decrease erosion and guide

950-545: The branch is artificially channelled and straightened, and much of it lined with a concrete bed. This was done in the 1970s after a scare about mosquitoes carrying encephalitis breeding in stagnant creek water ( see also "Threats from Development" below ). The total length is approximately 3.4 km (2.1 mi). The west branch begins at the exit of a culvert just southeast of Brimley Road and McNicoll Road at 43°48′54″N 79°16′51″W  /  43.81500°N 79.28083°W  / 43.81500; -79.28083 . This

988-516: The construction of several light rail lines under the Transit City plan, one of which was Line 6 Finch West , which was to operate between Humber College in the west and Finch West station in the east. After the succeeding mayor Rob Ford cancelled the line, it was restored through a vote in the city council. Funding was then approved by Metrolinx and had been scheduled for completion in 2022. Still, after consultation with Mosaic Transit Group over

1026-423: The construction schedule, Metrolinx delayed the line's completion to 2024. Points of interest along Finch from west to east: Pawnee Avenue is a former alignment of Finch Avenue. Pawnee Avenue runs along the former North York Township road alignment between Highway 404 and Victoria Park Avenue. Old Finch Avenue (despite its name, there is no "New" Finch) is a separate part of the present road alignment severed from

1064-494: The east. West of Humberwood Boulevard, the TTC routes 36 and 336 diverge, and Brampton transit buses take over. The Brampton Transit 11 Steeles operates westward only to Steeles, and the 511 Züm Steeles operates express from Steeles. Finch West station (on the western branch of Line 1) was opened on December 17, 2017 and is located at the intersection of Finch Avenue and Keele Street . In 2007, former mayor David Miller proposed

1102-457: The eastern crossing of Lawrence Avenue. The primary road remains as the park access road to Colonel Danforth Park, but the remainder, with few exceptions, was washed out during Hurricane Hazel in October 1954. Highland Creek is also the name of a neighbourhood on the east side of the creek at Old Kingston Road. Opposite the former village of Highland Creek is West Hill , named for its position on

1140-418: The first crossing point north of Lake Ontario built in the early settlement period, and Ellesmere Road . South of Ellesmere, the branch enters Morningside Park (Toronto) , where the tributary West Highland Creek joins at 43°46′27″N 79°11′57″W  /  43.77417°N 79.19917°W  / 43.77417; -79.19917 . It travels east through the park, under Morningside Avenue and past some of

1178-506: The intersection of Midland Avenue and Huntingwood Drive. The branch continues east under Brimley Road , then parallels the road south until just north of the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks. The branch then heads under the tracks east and under McCowan Road , before joining the west branch at 43°47′30.5″N 79°15′33″W  /  43.791806°N 79.25917°W  / 43.791806; -79.25917 . The entire length of

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1216-639: The longest streets in the Greater Toronto Area ), few major landmarks are on Finch; it runs primarily through business and residential areas. The North York City Centre area, which runs south from Finch's intersection with Yonge Street, has many condominium and office high-rises. Most of Finch Avenue west of Morningside Avenue is a four- to six-lane principal arterial, with a speed limit of 50 km/h (31–40 mph) in most sections. A part between Markham Road and Midland Ave remains at 60km/h. East of Morningside, Finch Ave. E becomes Staines Rd.,

1254-538: The outdoor sports facilities and the Miller Lash House of the University of Toronto Scarborough . It continues south-east under Old Kingston Road , Kingston Road and Lawrence Avenue East and through Colonel Danforth Park to meet with the east branch, before flowing into Lake Ontario at 43°46′0″N 79°08′41″W  /  43.76667°N 79.14472°W  / 43.76667; -79.14472 . The total length

1292-409: The river past obstacles. For example, there are a large number of areas where the river is lined with rock cages . There are small dams to even out the flow in areas where upstream storage reservoirs are possible, increasing its depth. The river travels through culverts under some major streets. In addition, many of the city's storm sewers drain into the river. The valley of Highland Creek contains

1330-427: The single exception of Military Trail, blocking the eastern sections of Lawrence Avenue East (at two locations), Morningside Avenue , and Kingston Road until the construction of longer-span bridges beginning in 1937 (Kingston Road) and continuing through the mid-1960s (Lawrence Avenue East, Ellesmere Road). Although the creek itself is rarely more than 20 m (66 ft) wide, the ravine it runs through commonly

1368-570: The tablelands above the valley. Finch Avenue East The road is considered a high-density transit corridor by Metrolinx . At its intersection with Yonge Street in North York , the Finch subway station and Finch Bus Terminal carry some of the highest numbers of commuters in the city. Finch Avenue was named after hotel owner John Finch, who operated John Finch's Hotel at the northeast corner of Finch Avenue and Yonge Street . The road allowance

1406-486: The title Highland Creek . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Highland_Creek&oldid=970553504 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Highland Creek (Toronto) Highland Creek

1444-470: Was a concession road , and at one time, there were a number of older churches, schoolhouses, and cemeteries on each side of the road. In the 1950s, Ontario Hydro built a series of transmission lines around Toronto, and paralleled Finch from Highway 400 eastward into Pickering . A compressed natural gas pipeline also follows this routing. As suburban development in North York progressed northward in

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