Kemptville Creek

Kemptville Creek South Branch of the Rideau River
Kemptville Creek in the town of Kemptville
Location of the mouth of Kemptville Creek in southern Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Eastern Ontario
County	United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Municipalities	North Grenville Augusta
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed marsh
• location	North Augusta, Augusta
• coordinates	44°45′57″N 75°45′00″W / 44.76583°N 75.75000°W / 44.76583; -75.75000
• elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Mouth	Rideau River
• location	Kemptville, North Grenville
• coordinates	45°03′21″N 75°39′15″W / 45.05583°N 75.65417°W / 45.05583; -75.65417
• elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Length	69 km (43 mi)
Basin size	456 km2 (176 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Rideau River→ Ottawa River→ Saint Lawrence River→ Gulf of Saint Lawrence
River system	Ottawa River drainage basin

Kemptville Creek is a stream in the municipalities of North Grenville and Augusta, in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, in Eastern Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is in the Ottawa River drainage basin, is a right tributary of the Rideau River, and is under the auspices of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority.^[2]

Kemptville Creek is 69 kilometres (43 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 456 square kilometres (176 sq mi).^[2] Portions of the drainage basin extend into other municipalities of Leeds and Grenville, such as Athens, Elizabethtown-Kitley and Merrickville–Wolford. The creek was historically referred to by the name South Branch of the Rideau River, until its name was changed to Kemptville Creek in 1908.^{[citation needed]} However, the former name is still in use as of 2015^[update].^[3]