The creek starts in Terraview Willowfield Park, a restoration project, named after a nearby public school.

It exits the cemetery travelling west and enters a small park on St. Clair Avenue East.

The Taylor-Massey Creek watershed exists entirely within an urban setting and has suffered severe degradation.

The upper portion of the creek is encased almost entirely in concrete lined channels which increases the flow of the river and provides little habitat.

In June 2005, the city performed a water quality study that revealed the presence of high levels of E. coli bacteria and other contaminants.

Due to the poor water quality and the engineered riverbanks, the creek shows little signs of life.

In 2003, the City of Toronto implemented the Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan which calls for a reduction of storm water flow into Taylor-Massey Creek and also recommends a restoration plan that will improve habitat in the creek for fish and other water dwelling organisms.