The North Sydenham River is a river in the municipalities of Saint Clair (Lambton County) and Chatham-Kent (formerly in Kent County) in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[3][1][4][5][6] It is a tributary of the Sydenham River, and is part of the Great Lakes Basin.[1][4]

North Sydenham River
Location of the mouth of the North Sydenham River in Southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Southwestern Ontario
Municipalities	Chatham-Kent Saint Clair
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of Bear Creek and Black Creek
• coordinates	42°43′42″N 82°21′04″W[1]
• elevation	177 m (581 ft)[2]
Mouth	Sydenham River
• coordinates	42°35′41″N 82°22′53″W[3]
• elevation	175 m (574 ft)[2]
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin
Tributaries
• right	Running Creek

The creek begins in St. Clair at the confluence of Bear Creek (right) and Black Creek (left), at an elevation of 177 metres (581 ft),[2] east of the community of Wilkesport. It flows first southwest, then southeast, then heads south. The river enters Chatham-Kent, takes in the right tributary Running Creek, and reaches its mouth at the Sydenham River, at an elevation of 175 metres (574 ft), at the community of Wallaceburg.[2] The Sydenham River flows via the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye), Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River to Lake Erie.[3][1][4]

Tributaries

• Source confluence
  • Bear Creek (right)
  • Black Creek (left)
• Indian Creek (right)
• Goodens Creek (right)
• Ryans Creek (left)
• Running Creek (right)
• Otter Creek (left)

References