Highland Creek is a
river in the
Scarborough district of
Toronto,
Ontario, emptying into
Lake Ontario at the eastern end of the
Scarborough Bluffs. It is home to several species of fish including
trout,
carp, and
bass. It is a meandering river which, like most rivers in Toronto (including the
Don and
Humber), travels through a
glacial ravine formed after the
last Ice Age. The Highland Creek
watershed, including
tributaries, is almost entirely contained within Scarborough. There is no documented source for the creek's name, but some suggest it is of descriptive origins, possibly recalling the
Highlands of
Scotland where many early settlers of the area came from.