Conestogo River

The Conestogo River is a river in Waterloo Region and Wellington County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Lake Erie Basin and joins the Grand River as a right tributary at the community of Conestogo.

A dam built on the river for flood control formed Conestogo Lake, which covers an area of about 23 square kilometres. A conservation area operated by the Grand River Conservation Authority is located on this lake.

 

Natural history

Fish species in the river inclued brown trout, pike, smallmouth bass, perch, walleye and carp.[2]