Lake Gibson is a lake near Thorold in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada. The lake is not natural, but rather was created as a reservoir for hydroelectric power generation at the Ontario Power Generation Decew Falls 1 and Decew Falls 2 generating stations.[3] The lake was created by flooding the shallow valley of Beaverdams Creek.[4] Lake Moodie is located to the northwest of Lake Gibson and is a smaller segment of the overall Lake Gibson system.[3] Almost all of the water supply to these lakes comes from Lake Erie via the Welland Canal.[3] The lakes form part of the Twelve Mile Creek watershed.[3]

Lake Gibson
The boardwalk at Mel Swart Lake Gibson Conservation Park
Lake Gibson is located in Ontario
Lake Gibson
Lake Gibson
Location in Ontario
LocationRegional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario
Coordinates43°06′06″N 79°13′40″W / 43.10167°N 79.22778°W / 43.10167; -79.22778[1]
TypeLake
Part ofGreat Lakes Basin
Primary inflowsWelland Canal
Primary outflowsTwelve Mile Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi)
Max. width1.0 kilometre (0.6 mi)
Surface elevation170 metres (560 ft)[2]
The old water mill at Decew Falls, Niagara Escarpment

Highway 406 crosses over the lake. At the west end of the lake is Morningstar Mill, consisting of a working gristmill dating from 1872, plus a reconstructed sawmill.[5] A short distance east of this are the ruins of DeCou House, the destination of Laura Secord's famous journey during the War of 1812.<ref

References

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  1. ^ "Lake Gibson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  2. ^ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2014-09-15.
  3. ^ a b c d Durley, Jennifer (2006). "Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Plan" (PDF). Welland, Ontario: Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  4. ^ "Digital Library - Thorold Township Map". Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  5. ^ "Morningstar Mills". Retrieved 2008-05-18.
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