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]
| Conestogo River | |
|---|---|
 Conestogo River in Mapleton, Ontario | |
  Location of the mouth of the Conestogo River in southern Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Southwestern Ontario |
| Regional municipality/County | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | field |
| • location | Wellington North, Wellington County |
| • coordinates | 43°57′28″N 80°30′15″W / 43.95778°N 80.50417°W |
| • elevation | 492 m (1,614 ft) |
| Mouth | Grand River |
• location | Woolwich, Waterloo Region |
• coordinates | 43°32′18″N 80°29′11″W / 43.53833°N 80.48639°W |
• elevation | 311 m (1,020 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Lake Erie Basin |
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
editFish species in the river include brown trout, pike, smallmouth bass, perch, walleye and carp.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Conestogo River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Fishing Conestogo River". Grand River Conservation Authority. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
Sources
edit- Map 2 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- The Grand River Watershed (PDF) (Map). 1 : 225,000. Grand River Conservation Authority. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
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