Conestogo River

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Conestogo River
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Conestogo River in Mapleton, Ontario
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Location of the mouth of the Conestogo River in southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
RegionSouthwestern Ontario
Regional municipality/County
Physical characteristics
Source field
  location Wellington North, Wellington County
  coordinates 43°57′28″N80°30′15″W / 43.95778°N 80.50417°W / 43.95778; -80.50417
  elevation492 m (1,614 ft)
Mouth Grand River
  location
Woolwich, Waterloo Region
  coordinates
43°32′18″N80°29′11″W / 43.53833°N 80.48639°W / 43.53833; -80.48639
  elevation
311 m (1,020 ft)
Basin features
River system Lake Erie Basin

The Conestogo River is a river in Waterloo Region and Wellington County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] The river was named by Mennonite settlers after the Conestoga River in Pennsylvania. In the 1800s there were several different spellings of the name of the river and of the nearby settlement of Conestogo, Ontario but the name ending in "o" became official. [2]

Contents

It is in the Lake Erie Basin and joins the Grand River as a right tributary at the community of Conestogo.

A dam built on the river for flood control formed Conestogo Lake, which covers an area of about 23 square kilometres (8.9 sq mi). A conservation area operated by the Grand River Conservation Authority is located on this lake.

Natural history

Fish species in the river include brown trout, pike, smallmouth bass, perch, walleye and carp. [3]

See also

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References

  1. "Conestogo River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Fishing Conestogo River". Grand River Conservation Authority. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-02-06.

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