Garrison Creek (Toronto, Ontario)

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Garrison Creek is a buried river that runs into Lake Ontario just to the east of Fort York (thus the name). It's banks formed the northern barrier of the Fort, and is today used by the railways to run to Union Station.

The river is completely buried in a series of underground culverts, but here in Christy Pits it is close enough to the surface to provide some extra moisture to the grass above it, showing up as this green stripe. In winter it will melt off small amounts of snow, leaving a grassy stripe.

The path of the river can also be seen south of this location, following the series of parks and oddly curved roads.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrison_Creek
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Coordinates:   43°39'53"N   79°25'16"W
This article was last modified 9 years ago