Tooeys Creek is a
stream
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in
Greater Madawaska
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,
Renfrew County
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in
Eastern
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Ontario
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,
Canada
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.
It is in the
Saint Lawrence River
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drainage basin
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and, together with an unnamed stream, combines to form
Black Donald Creek.
Course
Tooeys Creek begins at the southeast end of
Tooeys Lake and flows southwest, exiting the lake at the site of a
rest area
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on
Ontario Highway 41
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. It passes back and forth underneath the highway, then reaches its mouth at the source confluence of Black Donald Creek south of the highway. Black Donald Creek flows via
Black Donald Lake
Black Donald Lake is a reservoir lake in the Township of Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, and the Township of North Frontenac, Frontenac County, in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is on the Madawaska River and is part of the Saint Lawrence River ...
, the
Madawaska River, and the
Ottawa River
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to the Saint Lawrence River.
References
Rivers of Renfrew County
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