Lake Gibson
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File:MelSwartPark.jpg
The boardwalk at Mel Swart Lake Gibson Conservation Park
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Location in Ontario
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Location | Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[1] |
Type | Lake |
Part of | Great Lakes Basin |
Primary inflows | Welland Canal |
Primary outflows | Twelve Mile Creek |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
Max. width | 1.0 kilometre (0.6 mi) |
Surface elevation | 170 metres (560 ft)[2] |
Lake Gibson is a lake near Thorold in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada. The lake is not natural, but rather was created as a reservoir for hydroelectric power generation at the Ontario Power Generation Decew Falls 1 and Decew Falls 2 generating stations.[3] The lake was created by flooding the shallow valley of Beaverdams Creek.[4] Lake Moodie is located to the northwest of Lake Gibson and is a smaller segment of the overall Lake Gibson system.[3] Almost all of the water supply to these lakes comes from Lake Erie via the Welland Canal.[3] The lakes form part of the Twelve Mile Creek watershed.[3]
Highway 406 crosses over the lake. At the west end of the lake is Morningstar Mill consisting of a working gristmill dating from 1872, plus a reconstructed sawmill.[5] A short distance east of this can be found the ruins of DeCou House, the destination of Laura Secord's famous journey during the War of 1812.[5]
Lake Gibson is part of St. Catharines' drinking water supply. Consequently, no boating is permitted.
References
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