Gananoque River
About
The Gananoque River is a river in Gananoque and the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario. The name was adopted officially on 6 April 1950.
It begins at Gananoque Lake and runs generally south, passing Marble Rock and Maple Grove and under Highway 401 before entering the town of Gananoque. It empties into the St. Lawrence River. At Gananoque it flows over a concrete dam built for the Gananoque Generating Station, which has operated since 1939.
Facts
| Location | Gananoque and the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada |
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| Nearest places | Gananoque, Town, ONT, 750 m (0.47 mi) north Ormiston Island, 806 m (0.50 mi) southwest Sisters Islands [1], 1.0 km (0.6 mi) southwest |
| Nearest town | Gananoque, Town, ONT, 750 m (0.47 mi) north |
| Coordinates | 44.32546, -76.15938 |
| Official name record | CGNDB FBGMB |
| Official name adopted | 1950-04-06 |
Sources
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Wikipedia: Gananoque River