Tripoli Creek (Kenora District, Ontario)
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Tripoli Creek is a creek
in the Nelson River
drainage basin
in Kenora District in northwestern
Ontario
, Canada
. It travels 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) from its head at Tripoli Lake
at an elevation of 396 metres (1,299 ft) to Drive Creek
at an elevation of 390 metres (1,280 ft), just upstream of that creek's mouth at the Marchington River
.
Stream
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in the Nelson River
Nelson River
The Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Its full length is , it has mean discharge of , and has a drainage basin of , of which is in the United States...
drainage basin
Drainage basin
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in Kenora District in northwestern
Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the Canadian province of Manitoba, which disputed Ontario's claim to the...
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. It travels 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) from its head at Tripoli Lake
Tripoli Lake (Kenora District, Ontario)
Tripoli Lake is a lake in the Nelson River drainage basin in Kenora District, northwestern Ontario, Canada and the source of Tripoli Creek. It is about long and wide and lies at an elevation of . The lake is north of Highway 516....
at an elevation of 396 metres (1,299 ft) to Drive Creek
Drive Creek (Ontario)
Drive Creek is a creek in the Nelson River drainage basin in Kenora District, northwestern Ontario, Canada. It begins at Drive Lake at an elevation of . The creek then takes in its right tributary Tripoli Creek at an elevation of just upstream of its mouth at the Marchington River at the same...
at an elevation of 390 metres (1,280 ft), just upstream of that creek's mouth at the Marchington River
Marchington River (Ontario)
The Marchington River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin located in Kenora and Thunder Bay Districts in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It travels from its head at Kashaweogama Lake in Thunder Bay District through a series of lakes to Marchington Lake, where it meets the Sturgeon River and...
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