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The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is a conservation authority in Ontario, Canada.It operates under the Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario.It is a corporate body, through which municipalities, landowners and other organizations work cooperatively to manage the Grand River watershed and natural resources within it.
The Mill Creek Subwatershed Plan is a 500+ page document created in 1996 for the Grand River Conservation Authority by several consulting companies. [1] It is accessible on the City of Cambridge’s “Subwatershed Studies” website. [1] The study has several goals, as stated in section 1.4: Study Goals and Objectives, [1] and are summarized here:
A number of conservation areas have been established along the river, and are managed by the Grand River Conservation Authority. The Grand Valley Trail stretches 275 km along the river's valley between the town of Dundalk and Lake Erie. In 1669 the indigenous name ''Tinaouatoua'' was recorded by Galinée. [2] A 1945 book about the Grand River ...
Grand River Conservation Authority The Elora Gorge is a popular tourist attraction located at the western edge of Elora , Ontario , Canada , which is 25 km north from the city of Guelph . Elora Gorge Conservation Area is one of many conservation areas owned by the Grand River Conservation Authority .
The reservoir was created in 1974, with the construction of the Guelph Lake dam. The site is part of a 1,608 hectares (3,970 acres) conservation area maintained by the Grand River Conservation Authority.
Stone walls of the old woolen mills at Rockwood Conservation Area. After the closure of the mill, William Harris, son of John Richard, transformed the site into a private park named Hi-Pot-Lo Park. In 1959 the Grand River Conservation Authority obtained the mill and land from Harris, and the official opening of the park took place in 1963. [6]
Lake Belwood is a reservoir in East Garafraxa, Dufferin County and Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.It is on the Grand River, whose waters were impounded in 1942 by the erection of the Shand Dam for flood control and the generation of hydroelectricity. [1]
Laurel Creek Conservation Area, or simply Laurel Creek, is a park located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The park is owned by the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Laurel Creek is open year-round and offers several outdoor activities , such as swimming , campsites , picnic tables , and playgrounds .