Barrie Creeks, Lovers Creek, and Hewitt's Creek Subwatershed Plan

The Barrie Creeks, Lovers Creek and Hewitt’s Creek Subwatershed Plan
2 Study Area: The Barrie Creeks, Lovers Creek and Hewitt’s Creek
subwatersheds.
2.1 Location
All of the lands within the Lake Simcoe watershed ultimately drain into Lake Simcoe, via one of
the tributary rivers. The Barrie Creeks, Lovers Creek, and Hewitt’s Creek subwatersheds are
three of the 18 subwatersheds that make up the Lake Simcoe watershed. All three drain into
Kempenfelt Bay, a western arm of Lake Simcoe, which is approximately 37.8 km 2 in size, or
about 5.5 % of Lake Simcoe (Figure 2-4).
The Barrie Creeks subwatershed is located almost entirely within the City of Barrie, with small
portions falling into the Townships of Oro-Medonte and Springwater. Within the subwatershed
boundaries there are six major tributaries draining separately into Lake Simcoe. As previously
mentioned in Chapter 1 - Introduction, all of the creeks originate along the subwatershed
borders and flow predominantly through developed, urban areas. One creek, Sophia, flows
directly through the downtown area of Barrie. While this subwatershed lies in one of the more
densely populated areas in Lake Simcoe, the entire subwatershed only covers an area of
approximately 37.5 km 2 with a total watercourse length (including all branches) of 53.8 km
(about 1.3 % of the total combined watercourse length of the entire Lake Simcoe watershed).
Figure 2-1 is a depiction of the subwatershed and its land uses.
Figure 2-1: Depiction of the Barrie Creeks subwatershed
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