Ganaraska River facts for kids
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The Ganaraska River flowing through Port Hope to its mouth at Lake Ontario
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 Location of the mouth of the Ganaraska River in southern Ontario
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Southern Ontario |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Ganaraska Forest on the Oak Ridges Moraine Clarington, Regional Municipality of Durham 344 m (1,129 ft) 44°03′15″N 78°36′22″W / 44.05417°N 78.60611°W |
| River mouth | Lake Ontario Port Hope, Northumberland County 74 m (243 ft) 43°56′30″N 78°17′26″W / 43.94167°N 78.29056°W |
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| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
| Basin size | 278 km2 (107 sq mi) |
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The Ganaraska River is a river in Northumberland County and the Regional Municipality of Durham in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is a tributary of Lake Ontario, which it reaches at the central community of the municipality of Port Hope. The river's name is thought to originate from Ganaraske, the name for the Cayuga village which was located at the current site of Port Hope.
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Course
The river begins on the Oak Ridges Moraine in the Ganaraska Forest in the municipality of Clarington, about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) southeast of the junction of Ontario Highway 35 and Ontario Highway 115. It flows southeast past the community of Kendal, takes in the left tributary North Ganaraska River, then turns south to its mouth on the north shore of Lake Ontario.
Watershed
Portions of the Ganaraska River drainage basin of 278 square kilometres (107 sq mi) extend into the City of Kawartha Lakes; the Township of Cavan–Monaghan, Peterborough County; and the Township of Hamilton, Northumberland County.
Natural history
There have been major conservation efforts in recent years.
It attracts anglers for salmon and trout. The Ganaraska River Fishway, a fish ladder, allows rainbow trout to travel up river to spawn.
Flood of 1980
The river had a flood in 1980, that caused considerable damage to the Port Hope downtown area.
