Blue Jay Creek (Lake Huron tributary)

River in Ontario, Canada

Blue Jay Creek

Location of the mouth of Blue Jay Creek in Ontario

Location
Country| Canada
Province| Ontario
Region| Northeastern Ontario
District| Manitoulin
Townships|

* Tehkummah
* Central Manitoulin

Physical characteristics
Source| Spring
• location| Central Manitoulin
• coordinates| 45°42′13″N 81°57′20″W﻿ / ﻿45.70361°N 81.95556°W﻿ / 45.70361; -81.95556
• elevation| 275 m (902 ft)
Mouth| Michael's Bay (Lake Huron)

• location

| Tehkummah

• coordinates

| 45°35′31″N 82°05′33″W﻿ / ﻿45.59194°N 82.09250°W﻿ / 45.59194; -82.09250

• elevation

| 176 m (577 ft)
Length| 14 km (8.7 mi)
Basin size| 74.5 km2 (28.8 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries|
• right| Black Creek

Blue Jay Creek is a river on Manitoulin Island in Central Manitoulin and Tehkummah townships, Manitoulin District in northeastern Ontario, Canada, and a tributary of Lake Huron.[1]

## Geography

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Blue Jay Creek begins at a spring, about 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) east of the community of Sandfield on Lake Manitou in Central Manitoulin township, and at an elevation of 275 metres (902 ft). It flows south under Highway 542 and then to the east of the community of Tehkummah in Tehkummah township. The creek heads southwest, takes in the right tributary Black Creek and reaches its mouth at Michael's Bay on Lake Huron, near the community of Michael's Bay, and about 1.2 kilometres (0.7 mi) southeast of the mouth of the Manitou River and 7 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of the community of South Baymouth.

### Tributaries

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* Black Creek (right)

## Ecology

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The Blue Jay Creek and Manitou River Enhancement Strategy[2] was completed in June 2001 and approved in December 2003 by the Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association. The organization has rehabilitated sites on the creek, which has improved water quality and the fisheries in the region.[3]

## Blue Jay Creek Provincial Park

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Blue Jay Creek Provincial Park

IUCN category II (national park)

Location| Tehkummah, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates| 45°35′42″N 82°04′48″W﻿ / ﻿45.59500°N 82.08000°W﻿ / 45.59500; -82.08000[4]
Area| 245.70 ha (607.1 acres)[5]
Designation| Natural environment
Established| 1997
Governing body| Ontario Parks
www.ontarioparks.ca/park/bluejaycreek

Blue Jay Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in Tehkummah on Manitoulin Island. The L-shaped park is located at the mouth of the Blue Jay Creek on Michael's Bay of Lake Huron.[5]

Blue Jay Creek Provincial Park is notable for its raised beach and swale landforms, which are some of the largest on the island, with upland willow thickets. Its landscape is characterized by cedar, spruce, and pine forests, as well as extensive wetlands with cedar, black spruce, and black ash trees. It is an important deer wintering spot while the Blue Jay Creek itself is an important trout spawning location.[6]

It is a non-operating park, meaning that there are no facilities or services for visitors. The park can be used for canoeing, nature viewing, hunting, and fishing.[5]

The park was created in 1997 as part of the Ministry of Natural Resources' "Keep it Wild" campaign, out of previously private land that was donated to the government in 1989.[6]

## See also

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* List of rivers of Ontario

## References

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1. ^ "Blue Jay Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
2. ^ 1353170 Ontario Ltd. o/a Great Lakes Environmental Services (December 2003). "Strategic Plan for the Blue Jay Creek and Manitou River Enhancement Strategy" (PDF). Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association. Retrieved 2010-07-29.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[permanent dead link]
3. ^ "Rehabilitation Projects". Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association. Archived from the original on 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
4. ^ "Blue Jay Creek Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
5. ^ a b c "Blue Jay Creek Provincial Park". www.ontarioparks.com. Ontario Parks. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
6. ^ a b "Blue Jay Creek Provincial Park Management Statement". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 12 February 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

## Sources

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* "Blue Jay Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
* "Topographic Map sheets 42G9, 41H12". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-07-29.

## External links

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* Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association official website