[1][2] Its headwaters seem to have been in the ravine that contains Glen Davis Crescent, because residents report small springs breaking out.

Just north of the present location of Queen Street, Small had a dam built to create a millpond to power sawmills.

Tomlin's Creek, and the other tributaries to Small's Pond, remained clean until the end of the 19th century.

[3] The pond had become popular for swimming and fishing in the summer, and slabs of ice were harvested during the winter.

Residents who live near the spring outcroppings fear the development of dangerous sinkholes.