Talk:Petticoat Creek

Canada: Ontario / Geography Low‑importance

	Canada portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Canada, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Canada on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.CanadaWikipedia:WikiProject CanadaTemplate:WikiProject CanadaCanada-related articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	Ontario portal This article is supported by WikiProject Ontario.
	This article is supported by WikiProject Geography of Canada.

Rivers Low‑importance

	Geography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Rivers, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Rivers on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.RiversWikipedia:WikiProject RiversTemplate:WikiProject RiversRiver articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Starting? DonaldRichardSands (talk) 15:23, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ideas and links to improve this article[edit]

External links...

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.

"Petticoat Creek". Ontario Trails Council. Retrieved 2013-February 1. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Sites of interest in the Petticoat Creek watershed area.[edit]

Altona Forest

http://www.altonaforest.org/

Petticoat Creek watershed features[edit]

Protected land[edit]

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[edit]

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