Mimico Creek

Mimico Creek
Mimico Creek as it flows through Etobicoke, south of Bloor Street
Location of the mouth of the creek in Toronto
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Greater Toronto Area
Municipalities	Toronto Mississauga Brampton
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Brampton
• coordinates	43°44′26″N 79°44′06″W / 43.74056°N 79.73500°W / 43.74056; -79.73500
• elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Mouth	Lake Ontario
• location	Toronto
• coordinates	43°37′19″N 79°28′54″W / 43.62194°N 79.48167°W / 43.62194; -79.48167
• elevation	74 m (243 ft)
Length	33 km (21 mi)
Basin size	77 km2 (30 sq mi)

Mimico Creek is a stream that flows through Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is 33 kilometres (21 mi) long, is in the Great Lakes Basin, and is a tributary of Lake Ontario.

The creek's name is derived from the community of Mimico, which is from the Ojibwe word omiimiikaa meaning "abundant with wild pigeons" (c.f. 19th century Mississaugas omiimii, "pigeon").^[2] Previous names included River Mimicoke and Mimicoke Creek.^{[citation needed]}