German Mills Creek is one of the Don River's major tributary streams located just northwest of and flows through Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. It is part of a number of streams, swamps and swales located near the Oak Ridges Moraine in the northern part of the Vaughan, Ontario. The Don River is one of two rivers bounding the original settled area of Toronto along the shore of Lake Ontario, the other being the Humber River to the west. ... Richmond Hill (2001 population 132,030) is a town in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) - Land 917,741 km² - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Swale is a local government district in Kent, England. ... The Oak Ridges Moraine is a geographic area in southern Ontario, Canada stretching from Milton to Rice Lake, near Peterborough. ... Vaughan (2001 population 182,022)[1] is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
By 1852 almost 40 flour, grist, textile and lumber mill lined the Don and its tributaries from Todmorden south of the Forks to the headwaters in Vaughan and Richmond Hill and the agricultural settlement of the Don was complete.
The Don today is certainly not hazardous to the touch, but it is certainly not drinkable, often unswimmable and although there are fish, they are radically diminished in the number and distribution of species.
The "Muddy Don" that we all are familiar with is often normal sediment in water.
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