Superior Creek was a stream draining into

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in the former village of

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. It was approximately 3 kilometers long, with headwaters near the present intersection of

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and

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. The lower reaches of the creek had become polluted, and were buried in a sewer in 1915. In 1954, citizens of Mimico living in newly built houses near the upper reaches complained that the creek flooded, and lobbied to have the creek replaced by

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, and a study was prepared. According to ''HTO: Toronto's water from Lake Iroquois to lost rivers to low-flow toilets,'' the creek was buried around 1965. The creek west of Superior Creek was Jackson Creek, while the creek east of Superior Creek was

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