Conestogo River

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]

Not to be confused with Conestoga River.
Conestogo River
Conestogo River in Mapleton, Ontario
Location of the mouth of the Conestogo River in southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionSouthwestern Ontario
Regional municipality/County
Physical characteristics
Sourcefield
 • locationWellington North, Wellington County
 • coordinates43°57′28″N 80°30′15″W
 • elevation492 m (1,614 ft)
MouthGrand River
 • location
Woolwich, Waterloo Region
 • coordinates
43°32′18″N 80°29′11″W
 • elevation
311 m (1,020 ft)
Basin features
River systemLake 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

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

See also

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.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.

Sources


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