The Stoney Creek Watershed

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• Recent Projects & Activities
• Past Partners & Sponsors
• Watershed Map
• Watershed Report Card

Stoney Creek begins northeast of London, near the intersection of Ilderton Road and Clarke Road in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre and flows southwest into the City of London, emptying into the North Branch of the Thames River near Windermere Road and Adelaide Street. The creek drains a watershed of approximately 38 square kilometres.

Click HERE to see a map of the Stoney Creek watershed.

Stoney Creek Report Card

In 2001, the UTRCA graded 28 watersheds on their surface water quality and forest conditions. By identifying where the best and poorest environmental conditions are in the Upper Thames basin, efforts can be targeted to watersheds that are in most need of protection or restoration. The Stoney Creek watershed received a grade of “D” for surface water quality and “C” for forest conditions.

Since then much environmental work has been done, new stressors have developed in some watersheds, and more data and information have become available. The 2007 Upper Thames River Watershed Report Cards reflect these changes. The report cards provide an updated assessment of the current water and forest conditions and a comparison with the 2001 findings. The Stoney Creek watershed received a grade of “C” for surface water quality and a “D” for forest conditions.

Click HERE to look at the Stoney Creek Watershed Report Card (pdf file).

The Friends of Stoney Creek

The Friends of Stoney Creek are a group of concerned citizens who work with the UTRCA, the City of London and the local community to improve the health of Stoney Creek. Since 1992, the Friends and their partners have been implementing hands-on stream rehabilitation projects along the creek, creating educational opportunities, and sharing their experience and knowledge.

The Friends of Stoney Creek meet on the second Tuesday of every month (except July and August) at 7:30 pm, at Ridgeview Community Church.

Please contact , UTRCA Community Partnership Specialist (phone 519-451-2800 ext. 224), if you are interested in:

• Joining the Friends of Stoney Creek,

• Attending the Community Day or the Thames River Clean Up,

• Getting your class involved in a Communities for Nature project or the Watershed Report Card Program,

• Rehabilitating a section of the creek on your property, or

• Retiring portions of your fields.

Did you know?

Stoney Creek was not named after the town of Stoney Creek, near Hamilton, Ontario. It was named after the Rev. Mr. Edmund Stoney, the first Methodist Minister in London Township. Edmund Stoney was born in Ireland, emigrating to Canada in 1818 and taking up land in the south half of the 6th Concession in London Township. Ordained in 1926, he preached in several southwestern Ontario communities, and had six children with his wife, June Long. Upon his death in 1862 Rev. Stoney was buried in Siloam Cemetery, on the north side of Fanshawe Park Road, on the very edge of the Stoney Creek watershed.

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