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

The Barrie Creeks, Lovers Creek and Hewitt’s Creek Subwatershed Plan
To see how these three subwatersheds compare to the other subwatersheds within the Lake
Simcoe watershed Figure 2-9 to Figure 2-11 illustrate all 18 of the Lake Simcoe subwatersheds
from the subwatershed with the highest percentage of urban, natural heritage, and rural land
uses to the subwatershed with the lowest percentage. The Barrie Creeks, Lovers Creek and
Hewitt’s Creek subwatersheds are outlined in black.
For urban land use (Figure 2-9), the Barrie Creeks has the highest percentage (63%) while
Whites Creek subwatershed in the eastern part of the watershed has the lowest (1%). Lovers
and Hewitt’s Creek have the third and fourth highest percentages (21% and 19%, respectively),
with only the East Holland subwatershed having a higher percentage (26%).
Figure 2-9: Urban land use in the Lake Simcoe subwatersheds.
The subwatershed with the highest percentage of natural heritage land cover is Hawkestone
Creek (57%) in the south-west of the watershed, while the Barrie Creeks subwatershed has the
lowest percentage (17%). Hewitt’s Creek subwatershed has the third lowest percentage with
21%, while the Lovers Creek subwatershed sits midway with natural heritage features
consisting of 35% of its land cover (Figure 2-10).
Chapter 2: Study Area: The Barrie Creeks, Lovers Creek and Hewitt’s Creek Subwatersheds 22