Garrison Creek
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Garrison Creek is a buried former stream in Toronto, Ontario, whose historic ravine and watershed have significantly shaped the city’s landscape and urban development.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
buried stream
ⓘ
former river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bickford Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christie Pits area NERFINISHED ⓘ Garrison Creek Discovery Walk NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity Bellwoods Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedBy | storm sewer system ⓘ |
| buriedDuring |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of buried urban river in Toronto
ⓘ
important to Toronto environmental history ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | combined sewer overflows in its former valley ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Lake Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature | steep-sided ravine (historically) ⓘ |
| hasPart | Garrison Creek ravine system ⓘ |
| hasRecreationRoute | Garrison Creek Discovery Walk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century urbanization of Toronto ⓘ |
| historicalUse | drainage for a large urban watershed ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced location of early military installations near its mouth
ⓘ
shaped land values and subdivision patterns ⓘ |
| influenced |
location of parks and open spaces in Toronto
ⓘ
street pattern in west-central Toronto ⓘ topography of downtown west Toronto ⓘ urban development of Toronto ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
GTA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Toronto Harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Fort York ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby military garrison at Fort York ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | Fort York National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyNeighbourhood |
Dufferin Grove
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harbord Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity Bellwoods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | network of lost rivers of Toronto ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Castle Frank Brook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lost Rivers of Toronto project NERFINISHED ⓘ Taddle Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remnantVisibleAs |
alignment of certain streets and lots
ⓘ
ravine topography in city parks ⓘ |
| status |
buried
ⓘ
diverted into sewers ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
heritage interpretation signage in Toronto
ⓘ
urban ecology and planning studies ⓘ |
| watercourseType | tributary of Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| watershedArea | west-central Toronto ⓘ |
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