Conestogo River facts for kids
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Conestogo River in Mapleton, Ontario
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 Location of the mouth of the Conestogo River in southern Ontario
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Southwestern Ontario |
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| Main source | field Wellington North, Wellington County 492 m (1,614 ft) 43°57′28″N 80°30′15″W / 43.95778°N 80.50417°W |
| River mouth | Grand River Woolwich, Waterloo Region 311 m (1,020 ft) 43°32′18″N 80°29′11″W / 43.53833°N 80.48639°W |
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| River system | Lake Erie Basin |
The Conestogo River is a river in Waterloo Region and Wellington County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. 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.
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.
