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  2. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority - Wikipedia

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    The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority is a body based in London, Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1947. It was created in 1947. It was responsible for the construction of the Fanshawe Dam , completed in the 1950s, to control flooding from the Thames River , which runs through London.

  3. Dorchester, Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Dorchester is a town in Ontario whose name first applied to the township and honours Sir Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester (1724-1808). The name was changed from Dorchester Station on May 3, 1961. [ 1 ] Dorchester is the residential and commercial core of the municipality of Thames Centre , in Southwestern Ontario , Canada , a few kilometres ...

  4. Thames Centre - Wikipedia

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    Thames Centre is a municipality in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, directly east of the City of London. [3] It was formed on January 1, 2001, when the townships of West Nissouri and North Dorchester were amalgamated. [4] It is part of the London census metropolitan area. Thames Centre includes the Degree Confluence of 43N 81W.

  5. Essex Region Conservation Authority - Wikipedia

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    The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) is a public-sector agency with delegated provincial authority to address risks of natural hazards, relating to flooding and erosion.

  6. Thames River (Ontario) - Wikipedia

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    The Thames River (/ t ɛ m z / [5]) is located in southwestern Ontario, Canada. The Thames flows southwest for 273 kilometres (170 mi) [3] through southwestern Ontario, from the Town of Tavistock through the cities of Woodstock, London and Chatham to Lighthouse Cove on Lake St. Clair. Its drainage basin is 5,825 square kilometres (2,249 sq mi). [3]

  7. Middlesex County, Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Map of Upper Canada showing 1792 division into counties and ridings. Simcoe toured the southwestern portion of the province's territory in early 1793 and concluded that the lower forks of the Thames would be best suited as the future site of the provincial capital. The names London in Middlesex were considered more appropriate for this.

  8. Dorchester on Thames - Wikipedia

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    Dorchester on Thames (or Dorchester-on-Thames) is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Wallingford and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Oxford. The town is a few hundred yards from the confluence of the River Thames and River Thame. A common practice of the scholars at Oxford was to refer to the river Thames ...

  9. Fanshawe Dam - Wikipedia

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    Fanshawe Dam is a dam located on North Thames River near the eastern edge of London, Ontario. The crest of the dam is 625 metres long. It is 30.5 metres in height and drops the river surface 12 metres. Fanshawe Lake is the reservoir created by the dam. The hydroelectric generator of the Fanshawe Dam generates enough power to run 400 households. [1]