Talk:Petticoat Creek

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 * Petticoat Creek Conservation Area


 * Petticoat Creek Conservation Area is located where the creek empties into Lake Ontario. It offers a view of the bluffs. Within the conservation area is Ontario's largest outdoor pool; a 1.25-acre supervised swimming pool with change rooms and a refreshment booth.

Sites of interest in the Petticoat Creek watershed area.

 * Altona Forest
 * http://www.altonaforest.org/

Protected land

 * Greenbelt
 * Over 70% of Petticoat Creek watershed is part of the "Protected Countryside" within the Greenbelt established in 2005.


 * Rouge Park
 * The western third of the watershed is protected in Rouge Park


 * Pickering


 * The northern half falls within the Province of Ontario's Central Pickering Development Plan (2006) area.


 * http://trca.on.ca/the-living-city/watersheds/petticoat/watershed-features.dot

Landforms

 * South Slope physiographic region, a smooth, faintly drumlinized till plain.


 * Near Lake Ontario, ancient deposits of the glacial Lake Iroquois

The southern part of the watershed along the Lake Ontario shore is mainly urban, in the City of Pickering, with large tracts of agricultural land to the north of the urban boundary.

Much of the developed area is situated south of the Lake Iroquois shoreline.

The hydrology of Petticoat Creek watershed is a reflection of the watershed's geology and climate.

Since it is not fed by groundwater from the Oak Ridges Moraine, stream flow in Petticoat Creek responds rapidly to precipitation and snow melt.

While precipitation amounts are evenly distributed throughout the year, stream runoff is reduced during the summer months due to evaporation.

The headwaters are frequently dry in summer.

Lower reaches of the creek, below the Lake Iroquois shoreline, receive flow from the regional groundwater system.


 * http://trca.on.ca/the-living-city/watersheds/petticoat/watershed-features.dot