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Grand River (Ontario)

Grand River (Ontario)
A map of the Grand River's course
River information
NameGrand River
OriginNear Dundalk, Ontario
MouthLake Erie at Port Maitland
Basin countriesCanada
Length280 km
Elevation525 m
Mouth elevation174 m

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:For other uses, please see Grand River (disambiguation).

The Grand River is a large river in southwestern Ontario, Canada. From its source, it flows south through Grand Valley, Fergus, Elora, Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Paris, Brantford, Caledonia, and Cayuga before emptying into the north shore of Lake Erie south of Dunnville at Port Maitland. One of the scenic and spectacular features of the river is the falls and gorge at Elora.

The Grand River is the largest river entirely within southern Ontario's boundaries. The river owes its size to the unusual fact that it has its source relatively close to the base of the Bruce Peninsula, yet flows southwards to Lake Erie, rather than to central Lake Huron or Georgian Bay (most southern Ontario rivers flow into the nearest Great Lake, which is why most of them are small), thus giving it more distance to take in more water from tributaries.

The river's rural character, ease of access and lack of portages make it a desirable canoeing location, especially the stretch between West Montrose and Paris, Ontario. A number of conservation areas exist in the area of the river, 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.

The river was named Grande Rivière by the French during the 18th century. It was later renamed Ouse River by John Graves Simcoe for the River Great Ouse near his childhood home in Lincolnshire. The anglicized form of the French name has remained in common use.

Grand River (Ontario) Video

Indoor kayak pool sessions in Brantford Ontario Canada, on the banks of the beautiful and historic Grand River. One hour west of Toronto. Kayak practice. The Back Deck Roll
0.22 min. | 3.55 user rating
Here's a ditch that doesn't create much of a problem for a Yamaha Big Bear 400. It's amazing the climbing power of these quads, through this ditch is muddy and still icy they can climb their way out. These trails are just west of Brantford Ontario and the Grand River where we run canoe,kayak & raft trips with Heritage River Canoe and Kayak Company ever spring, summer and fall.
0.83 min. | 3.71 user rating
Having fun waiting for winter to end so we can go play on the Grand River again.
1.53 min. | 4.0 user rating
Available in high quality. Like in a previous video of mine, this is a video of me driving from Mississauga, a Toronto suburb, to Pinehurst Lake, which is a conservation area (part of the Grand River Conservation Areas) around 110 km west of Toronto. Part of this drive (the part in Mississauga and on Highway 401) is very similar to the one in my "Driving from Mississauga to Waterloo via Highway 401" video, except that this time the weather was very nice. The drive begins in a shopping plaza in Mississauga, followed by Highway 401. We then exit the highway somewhere around the city of Cambridge and follow a bunch of rural roads to the destination. I don't know exactly what specific roads were taken, since I just followed my GPS, and am too lazy to look at the route or trace it. As a result, I did not label any roads except for Highway 401. Finally, I take a few laps around the actual park because my friends and I wanted to find a good place to park, so we ended up filming almost the whole place :) This time the weather is very nice, since it was an unusually warm and sunny day for this time of the year. Especially nice are the beautiful autumn colours of the trees in the video, which I think add greatly to it. Additionally, I finally figured out a secure way to mount my camera to the dashboard (using velcro strips). Unfortunately, the windshield was quite dirty at the time of filming (which was exacerbated by the spray paint on it), which is evident when the sun is shining <b>...</b>
9.80 min. | 5.0 user rating
As a professional equine photographer and past competitor, I had almost seen it all, then I saw what the standardbreds could really do. The standardbred only show was held on Sunday, August 2, 2009 at Grand River Raceway in Elora, Ontario and was the 2nd annual horse show organized by the Standardbred Showcase Riding Club. If you have ever noticed how diverse the quarter horse breed look (between the halter horses, traditional stock and more refined performance horses) you ought to take a look at the standardbreds. Aside from the fact that most are bay with minimal white, no two truly look the same. But what does it matter what they look like - LOOK WHAT THEY CAN DO!!
5.28 min. | 5.0 user rating
Sights of Grand River at Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The river is frozen in winter.
2.15 min. | 3.8 user rating
Here's a ditch that is to slick to climb out of because of wet clay and ice. The only way out is back. Watch the way a Yamaha Big Bear 400 climbs a 45 degree bank cover in ice and mud backwards. It's amazing the climbing power of these quads. Through this ditch is muddy and still icy they can climb their way out. These trails are just west of Brantford Ontario and the Grand River where we run canoe,kayak & raft trips with Heritage River Canoe and Kayak Company ever spring, summer and fall.
1.97 min. | 2.85 user rating
Well on Saturday we decided to wake up early and go fishing, since we live in Hamilton and know REALLY god spots up North (Wasaga Beach) we had to find some where close because we slept in and we would have gotten to Wasaga Beach to late. So we went to Dunville Ontario (1 1/2 hour) from Hamilton and try another spot we know.. In the morning i seen on the weather network that we were going to get a easterly wind and if your a real fisher man you know the fish wont bite with a easterly wind =P but we tried any way, we got to Port Maitland and all we were getting was small rock bass so we headed over to Dunville Ontario to the Grand River dam and we got a few perch and some small walleye.. as the saying goes "A BAD DAY FISHING, IS BETTER THEN A GOOD DAY OF WORK" •★• RATE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE •★•
1.55 min. | 4.11 user rating
The lovely City of Cambridge is graced by Grand River, beautiful architecture, great restaurants, friendly people, interesting shopping and Canada's largest antiques mall. Visit this interesting city and discover for yourself. To find more info check www.romwell.com...
0.47 min. | 5.0 user rating
Fly Fishing in Ontario with Grand River Troutfitters
2.17 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Gas station employee bound with zip ties during Lyon Township armed robbery - Royal Oak Daily Tribune Tweet this news
Royal Oak Daily Tribune--The suspect entered the Kensington Mobil gas station in the 60000 block of -Grand River- around 10:10 pm Saturday, produced a handgun and demanded cash. ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:07:33 GMT+00:00
Police looking for gas station robbery suspect in New Hudson - The Detroit News Tweet this news
The Detroit News--The bandit struck the isolated Kensington Mobil gas station, located in the 16900 block of -Grand River-, at about 10 pm Saturday as the business was about to ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:49:21 GMT+00:00
Warm spell causes central Neb. ice jams, flooding - KCAU Tweet this news
KCAU--(AP) - Recent warmer weather has melted some of the ice along the Platte -River- and caused flooding in some low areas. The -Grand- Island Independent reports ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:11:39 GMT+00:00
Toys for Tots collecting gifts at drop-off points - The Detroit News Tweet this news
The Detroit News--The drop-off sites through Tuesday are Chase Bank, 118 E. -Grand River-; Fowlerville High School, 700 N. Grand; Citizens Bank, 524 W -Grand River-; ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:07:15 GMT+00:00
Grand River Hospital becomes the most improved hospital in Canada in 2009-2010 ... - Exchange Morning Post Tweet this news
Exchange Morning Post--KITCHENER - An on-going quality improvement effort at -Grand River- Hospital is producing better results for patients and their families. ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:08:11 GMT+00:00
Brantford OPP Update, Accused and Victim Named in Grand River Body Case - CD98.9 Tweet this news
CD98.9--Two people are in custody for First Degree Murder after a body of a man was found in the -Grand River- in Brantford on Monday morning. ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:15:57 GMT+00:00
Demolition for City Center II project stalled - MSU State News Tweet this news
MSU State News--City Center II, a $116.4 million mixed-use project slated for development on the corner of Abbot Road and -Grand River- and Evergreen avenues, ... - Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:35:06 GMT+00:00
New owner fires up Chinese restaurant - Livingston Daily Tweet this news
Livingston Daily--The native of Vietnam opened Honto Chinese Cuisine at 8028 W. -Grand River- Ave. in the Woodland Plaza strip mall on Aug. 30. Another Chinese restaurant ... - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:02:10 GMT+00:00
Five Bagger For MacKenzie - Standardbred Canada Tweet this news
Standardbred Canada--Driver Paul MacKenzie had a very good night at the office on Monday at -Grand River- Raceway thanks to a five-win performance over the Elora, ON oval. ... - Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:31:50 GMT+00:00
Grand River Bank calls for video contest entries - Michigan Business Review - MLive.com Tweet this news
Michigan Business Review - MLive.com--GRANDVILLE -- -Grand River- Bank is calling for video entries in a national contest aimed at teaching the value of saving money, starting at a young age. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:30:22 GMT+00:00

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