[1] Birds found in the area around the creek include the black-capped chickadee, bluejay, Canada goose, cardinal, catbird, cedar waxwing, crow, downy woodpecker, goldfinch, grackle, great blue heron, grosbeaks, gull, hawks, other herons, killdeer, kingfisher, mallard, ovenbird, owls, pigeon, red-winged blackbird, robin, song sparrow, other sparrows, swallow, thrushes, and woodpecker.

Insects and other animals include bivalves, crayfish, isopods, leeches, water striders, admiral butterfly, bluets, bumblebees, cicada, ebony jewelwing, mosquitoes, snails, spiders, and wasps.

[1] The mouth of the creek was once about 300m further upstream on the Rideau River, but was diverted to its present location after 1958 to bring an end to spring flooding in the area.

[6] High amounts of fecal contamination in the creek was blamed for the closure of three Rideau River beaches downstream (at Brantwood, Brighton and Strathcona Parks) in 1973.

Further downstream between Heron and Walkley Roads, cross connections caused sanitary outlets to dump raw sewage into storm sewers, which then entered the creek.