Doorley Creek is a

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. It is in the

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and is a right tributary of Black Donald Creek.

Course

Doorley Creek begins at the confluence of two unnamed creeks just north of

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. It flows southeast under the highway, then under the local Doorley Creek Road; from this point to its mouth, it is paralleled by the road. The creek turns south, then again southeast, and reaches its mouth at Black Donald Creek. Black Donald Creek flows via

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, the Madawaska River, and the

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to the Saint Lawrence River.

References

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