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Highland Creek consists of four branches, treated here in order from west to east. The names used for the branches indicate only geographic position, and should not be taken as proper names. The north-west branch begins at the exit of a culvert at Finch Avenue East at 43°48′11″N 79°17′17″W / 43.80306°N 79.28806°W / 43. ...
TRCA's area of jurisdiction is watershed-based and includes 3,467 square kilometres (1,339 sq mi) – 2,506 on land and 961 water-based in Lake Ontario. This area comprises nine watersheds from west to east – Etobicoke Creek, Mimico Creek, Humber River, Don River, Highland Creek, Petticoat Creek, Rouge River, Duffins Creek and Carruthers Creek.
Highland Creek: West Highland Creek: 43°48′54″N 79°16′51″W 43°46′0″N 79°08′41″W 29 18 Humber River: Albion Creek, Berry Creek, Black Creek, Centreville Creek, East Humber, Emery Creek, Humber Creek, King Creek, Purpleville Creek, Rainbow Creek,Salt Creek,Silver Creek, West Humber 43°56′36″N 80°00′14″W
West Highland Creek is a river in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is a tributary of Highland Creek in the Lake Ontario drainage basin. The creek and its tributaries are entirely within the old City of Scarborough , and provide the watershed for the northwest of the city.
The Highland Park Reservoir, located in a heavily-used park, did test positive for giardia in 2007, possibly the result of a large number of ducks on the water. A subsequent sample of the ...
Additional water is diverted from the North Fork of the Stanislaus River by the North Fork Diversion Dam and a two-mile (3 km) tunnel. Downstream from the dam and reservoir, the water continues flowing in Highland Creek until its confluence with the North Fork of the Stanislaus River. Calaveras County Water District owns the dam.
A drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, [1] watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins. On rugged land, the divide lies along topographical ridges , and may be in the form of a single range of hills or mountains , known as a dividing range .
In the 1960s Lake County bought the property under eminent domain, dammed Highland Creek and Adobe Creek, and flooded the resort property with the Highland Springs Reservoir. [12] As of 2021 the 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) Highland Springs Recreation Area was managed by the County of Lake Watershed Protection District.