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Welland River
Chippawa Creek
A boat on the river
Welland River is located in Southern Ontario
Welland River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Cities
  • Welland
  • Niagara Falls
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates43°08′44″N 79°56′18″W / 43.14542°N 79.93847°W / 43.14542; -79.93847
 • elevationapprox. 248 m (814 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Niagara River
 • coordinates
43°03′48″N 79°02′42″W / 43.06334°N 79.04504°W / 43.06334; -79.04504
 • elevation
166 m (545 ft)[1]
Lengthapprox. 135–140 km (84–87 mi)[2][3]
Width 
 • minimum50 ft (15 m)[4]
 • maximum100 ft (30 m)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationWellandport
43°00′18″N 79°28′57″W / 43.00500°N 79.48250°W / 43.00500; -79.48250
 • average8.72 m3/s (308 cu ft/s)[5]
 • minimum8.57 m3/s (303 cu ft/s)[5]
 • maximum8.88 m3/s (314 cu ft/s)[5]
Basin features
ProgressionNiagara River→ Lake Ontario→ Saint Lawrence River→ Gulf of Saint Lawrence

The Welland River (originally called the Chippawa Creek) is a river in the Golden Horseshoe that passes through the Southern Ontario cities of Welland and Niagara Falls. It flows from its source, a Drainage Basin just south of Hamilton, Ontario to meet the Niagara River.

  1. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Elevation". The National Map. United States Geological Survey. 2019-12-14.
  2. ^ Lower Welland River Characterization Report (PDF) (Report). May 2011. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-12-14. Over the course of its length of roughly 135 kilometers, the Welland River only drops approximately 82 meters in elevation.
  3. ^ Hogue, Tom (2014-09-17). "Bend in the river". Stories from the Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  4. ^ a b Lake Survey, U. S. (April 1934). "Survey of Northern and Northwestern Lakes". U.S. Lake Survey. 43. p. 408. Retrieved 2019-12-14. Welland River is 50 to 100 feet in width.
  5. ^ a b c "Monthly Discharge Data for Welland River at Wellandport". Environment and Climate Change Canada Historical Hydrometric Data. Retrieved 2019-12-14.

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