McCaul's Pond
| McCaul's Pond | |
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McCaul's Pond at the site of Hart House, on the University of Toronto campus in 1870 | |
McCaul's Pond McCaul's Pond | |
| Location | University of Toronto, Toronto |
| Coordinates | 43°39′52″N 79°23′40″W / 43.6644°N 79.3944°W |
| Type | Pond |
| River sources | Taddle Creek |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| First flooded | 1860s |
| Location | |
McCaul's Pond was located at the site of Hart House, on the University of Toronto campus.[1] It was created by damming Taddle Creek in the early 1860s.[2][3][4][5] Increased settlement and economic activity had already begun changing the creek from being the clear, free running watercourse that the early settlers had found. It had been so clean that it was a breeding ground for salmon, but over time had become a polluted watercourse.[1] Damming the creek accelerated the dangers and the pond was drained prior to burying the University's portion of the creek in 1884.[6]
References
- ^ a b Bradburn, Jamie (1985). "Buried Creek's Revenge". Toronto in Time. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Holden, Alfred (1 December 1997). "The Forgotten Stream - Taddle Creek". Taddle Creek. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Palassio, Christina (2004). Hto: Toronto's Water from Lake Iroquois to Lost Rivers and Low-Flow Toilets (1st ed.). Toronto: Coach House Books. ISBN 9781770561038. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Toronto's Historical Plaques". 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Bateman, Chris (5 August 2020). "The history of the long lost Taddle Creek in Toronto". www.blogto.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Bradburn, Jamie. "Shaping Toronto: Landscaping U of T". Torontoist. Daily Hive. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.