Chenail Ecarté (The Snye)
| Chenal Ecarté (The Snye) | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye) in Southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Southwestern Ontario |
| Municipalities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | St. Clair River |
| • location | Saint Clair |
| • coordinates | 42°38′17″N 82°30′15″W / 42.63806°N 82.50417°W[2] |
| • elevation | 175 m (574 ft)[3] |
| Mouth | Lake St. Clair |
• location | Chatham-Kent |
• coordinates | 42°29′06.5″N 82°26′48.7″W / 42.485139°N 82.446861°W[1] |
• elevation | 175 m (574 ft)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sydenham River |
The Chenal Ecarté (The Snye) is a river in the municipalities of Saint Clair (Lambton County) and Chatham-Kent (formerly in Kent County) in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][4][5][6] It is a left distributary of the St. Clair River that flows to Lake St. Clair, and thus is part of the Great Lakes Basin. The river also separates mainland Ontario from the northeast edge of Walpole Island, and the entire eastern edge of St. Anne Island, which both are part of the Walpole Island 46 reserve of the Walpole Island First Nation.[1][2][4]
The creek begins at the St. Clair River in the municipality of Saint Clair at an elevation of 175 metres (574 ft),[3] south of the community of Port Lambton. It flows southeast into Chatham-Kent, then turns south. The distributary Johnston Channel exits from the right bank towards Lake St. Clair. The river then turns south, sees the exit of the distributary Running Creek, then takes in the Sydenham River, turns southwest, and reaches its mouth at Lake St. Clair, at an elevation of 175 metres (574 ft).[3] Lake St. Clair flows via the Detroit River to Lake Erie.[1][2][4]
Tributaries[edit]
(in downstream order; all are left tributaries)
- Marshy Creek
- Grape Run
- Sydenham River
- Maxwell Creek
- Little Bear Creek
Distributaries[edit]
- Johnston Channel (right)
- Running Creek (left)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Chenail Ecarté (The Snye)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ a b c d "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ a b c d "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ a b c "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Map 1 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-08-01.