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German Mills Creek is a tributary of the Don River. It originates in Richmond Hill (near Yonge Street and 16th Avenue), flows south through Markham and empties into the Don River East Branch just south of Steeles Avenue near Leslie Street. 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.

It is named after the pioneer settlement German Mills, founded by William Berczy in 1796. The settlement disappeared after a few years, but the creek retained its name. The Richmond Hill branches of the river snakes through residential development with a very narrow greenbelt on either side of the creek. The Markham sections run through a mix of residential, commercial and light industrial areas.

Duncan Woods Creek is a small waterway that merges with German Mills Creek in Toronto before entering Markham, Ontario.

There are a few undeveloped portions along the creek, mostly as parks in Markham.

A list of parks along the creek:

• German Mills Settlers Park (26 hectare or 65 acre natural area park) and Wycliffe Park - Markham, Ontario
• German Mills Creek Channel Lands - Richmond Hill, Ontario
• German Mills Creek Park - Richmond Hill, Ontario
• Bestview Park Fitness Trail - Toronto
• Bestview Park
• East Donlands Park
• Maple Valley Park
• Valley View Park
• Doncrest Valley
• Langstaff Park
• German Mills Trail
• Toll Bar Park

A list of communities which crosses with the creek:

• Elgin Mills - Richmond Hill
• Hillsview - Richmond Hill
• Langstaff - Richmond Hill
• Doncrest - Richmond Hill
• German Mills - Markham
• Hillcrest Village - Toronto

The creek runs into pockets of development:

• Newark Industrial Park
• David Dunlap Obsevatory
• Beaver Creek Business Park

• List of Ontario rivers
• Taylor-Massey Creek (Don)

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