Jackson Creek (Toronto)
Jackson Creek was a watercourse that flowed into Lake Ontario near 10th Street, in the Mimico region of Toronto, Ontario.[1] Its headwaters were approximately five kilometers northwest, near the intersection of Renforth Drive and Rathburn Road, in what is now Centenial Park.[2]
By 2009 the northernmost reaches of the creek were all buried in pipes. But most of the course of the creek, south of Horner Avenue remained above ground, although it had been channelized, diverted, and had considerably reduced flow.[3]
Some commentators have argued that portions of the creek should be "daylighted" - ie underground portions should be brought back up to the surface.[4][5] A handsome stone bridge has been buried on what is now the Lakeshore campus of Humber College, and this bridge makes the Humber College section` a good candidate for daylighting.
References
- ↑ Citizens Concerned About the Future of the Etobicoke Waterfront. “This creek originally started near Bloor Street and emptied into Lake Ontario in this park at the foot of Tenth Street. It has been buried in a pipe for over 60 years.”
- ↑ Public Transit Infrastructure Development and Implications. Friends of Jackson Creek (2015-04-06). Retrieved on 2024-01-17.
- ↑ Jackson Creek, Lost creeks of South Etobicoke, 2009-10-13. Retrieved on 2024-01-17. “The mouth of Jackson Creek remained relatively undisturbed until 1947, when it was redirected into a sewer and flowed directly into Lake Ontario at the foot of Eleventh Street. Its former mouth remained part of Rotary Park until 1958, when its rocky beach was deemed unsafe by New Toronto Council and was covered with fill as part of a $90,000 park improvement plan.”
- ↑ Eddie Colachio (2013-10-15). Etobicoke and Mimico Watersheds. Etobicoke-Mimico Watershed Coalition. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved on 2024-01-17.
- ↑ 2017/12/16 – North and Jackson Creeks, Metroscapes, 2017-12-16. Retrieved on 2024-01-17. “The former creek path continues to be obvious through recreational parkland and the Humber College Lakeshore East campus.” mirror