Bonar Creek
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Confluence of Bonar Creek and Mimico Creek in 1889.
Bonar Creek was a tributary of Mimico Creek, a watercourse that empties into Lake Ontario in the former city of Mimico, now part of Toronto.[1][2] Bonar Creek joined Mimico Creek 130 m (426.51 ft) north of Lakeshore Boulevard, in the marsh at the mouth of the Mimico Creek.
Three generations of squatters lived in a pumphouse in the marsh where Bonar Creek joins Mimico Creek, from 1916 to 1964.[3] The creek is named after the squatters, the Bonar family.
Almost the entire creek has been buried, except for a short stretch where the former watercourse joined Mimico Creek, and that remaining portion has been canalized.[2] However there are plans to restore part of the wetlands at the confluence of the two creeks.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Etobicoke and Mimico Creeks Watersheds Technical Update Report, Toronto Regional Conservation Authority.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lost Creeks of South Etobicoke: Bonar Creek, Lost Creeks of South Etobicoke.
- ↑ Mimico Creek: A Former Squatters’ Paradise.
- ↑ Bonar Creek Stormwater Management Facility and Legion Road Extension Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, City of Toronto, 2010-07-26. Retrieved on 2012-01-21.