Grand River

Grand River, Ontario

The Grand River watershed is located in Southern Ontario, Canada. The watershed consists of all the land that drains into the Grand River through tributary creeks and rivers such as the Conestogo, Speed, Eramosa and Nith. The Grand River watershed is Southern Ontario's largest. One of the scenic and spectacular features of the river is the Falls and Gorge at Elora.

Because a watershed is an ecosystem with natural borders, it includes and crosses many municipal boundaries. Its headwaters are near Dundalk in the north. The Grand River flows south through Grand Valley, Fergus, Elora, Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Paris, Brantford, Caledonia, Cayuga before emptying into the north shore of Lake Erie at Dunnville.

The watershed (7000 square kilometers or 2600 square miles) has been recognized by the designation of the Grand as a Canadian Heritage River.

External Links

• Grand River Conservation Authority

Grand River, Michigan

It is estimated that 22% of the pesticide usage in the Lake Michigan watershed occurs in the Grand River drainage which accounts for only 13% of the total watershed. Much of the basin is flat and it contains many swamps and lakes; although, there is an elevation difference of 700 feet between the source and mouth of the river.

Tributaries are the Red Cedar River, Looking Glass River, Maple River, Flat River, Thornapple River, and the Rogue River.

A 500 passenger dinner cruise ship modeled after a riverboat operates on the river in Lansing.

External Links Map of the Grand River Watershed

Grand River, Missouri

Grand River, Ohio

Grand River, Oklahoma

Grand River, Wisconsin

Grand River, South Dakota

Populated places called Grand River

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