Mimico Creek

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Mimico Creek is a medium sized river in southern Ontario that flows through the Greater Toronto Area and empties into Lake Ontario.

The watershed lies between the Humber River to the east and Etobicoke Creek to the west. The headwaters lie in the vicinity of the community of Malton, Ontario, Canada, now part of Mississauga. It flows southeast, through a shallow valley surrounded by the urban neighbourhoods of Islington and Mimico, now part of Toronto. The creek is often encased in a concrete spillway to contain the fast flowing water that occurs during rainstorms. Mimico Creek crosses Bloor Street near the Islington Subway Station. It empties into Lake Ontario about 1 km west of the mouth of the Humber.

In the 1990s a large park called Humber Bay Park was constructed at the mouth of Mimico Creek. The park consists of two headlands built on landfill from local construction projects. Due to the name of the park, Mimico Creek is often mistaken for the Humber River.