The Welland River (originally called the Chippawa Creek ) is a river in the Golden Horseshoe that passes through the Southern Ontario cities of Welland and Niagara Falls . It flows from its source , a Drainage Basin just south of Hamilton, Ontario to meet the Niagara River .
13-458: Not to be confused with Chippawa Creek . Chippewa River may refer to: Chippewa River (Michigan) Chippewa River (Minnesota) Chippewa River (Wisconsin) Chippewa River (Ontario) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
26-413: A river flows into a larger body of water , such as another river, a lake / reservoir , a bay / gulf , a sea , or an ocean . At the river mouth, sediments are often deposited due to the slowing of the current, reducing the carrying capacity of the water. The water from a river can enter the receiving body in a variety of different ways. The motion of a river is influenced by the relative density of
39-594: A weir in the Niagara River, causes the Welland River to reverse its direction twice a day when the flow of water over the Niagara Falls is reduced overnight and the water heads back up the river as far back as Wellandport . When the water flow is restored, the water direction of the Welland River changes once again to flow towards the Niagara River. River mouth A river mouth is where
52-578: A deficit at the river's mouth. As river mouths are the site of large-scale sediment deposition and allow for easy travel and ports, many towns and cities are founded there. Many places in the United Kingdom take their names from their positions at the mouths of rivers, such as Plymouth (i.e. mouth of the Plym River ), Sidmouth (i.e. mouth of the Sid River ), and Great Yarmouth (i.e. mouth of
65-403: A variety of landforms , such as deltas , sand bars , spits , and tie channels. Landforms at the river mouth drastically alter the geomorphology and ecosystem. Along coasts, sand bars and similar landforms act as barriers, sheltering sensitive ecosystems that are enriched by nutrients deposited from the river. However, the damming of rivers can starve the river of sand and nutrients, creating
78-873: The Welland Recreational Waterway and the new alignment of the Welland Canal. An important tributary of the river is Coyle Creek , a picturesque and thickly forested creek that flows into the river on the north bank. A stream of the river branches off shortly before its mouth . This canal quickly turns an open-cut hydropower channel through the city of Niagara Falls on its way to the Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations in Queenston . It drains an area of 880 square kilometres (340 sq mi). The International Control Dam ,
91-675: The Chippawa Creek since it drained into the Niagara River at Chippawa . Like many other places in Niagara, it was renamed by John Graves Simcoe , the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada in 1792. The present name was taken from the river of the same name in Lincolnshire , Eastern England . The Welland River is occasionally referred to as Chippawa Creek, especially by those in the Chippawa area itself. The Welland Canal
104-499: The daughter of John Brown of Pelham Township, Patrick O'Reilly felled a couple of very tall trees across the River to shorten his journey to see her. A better bridge was built after they married and Patrick realized Sarah was frightened of walking along the logs. John Brown O'Reilly was their son who acted as Clerk of Wainfleet Township for many years. Over the years O'Reilly's Bridge saw many upgrades and improvements until it finally became
117-413: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chippewa_River&oldid=1100225950 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chippawa Creek The river was originally called
130-406: The receiving water, as is typically the case when fresh river water flows into the sea, the river water will float along the surface of the receiving water as an overflow. Alongside these advective transports, inflowing water will also diffuse . At the mouth of a river, the change in flow conditions can cause the river to drop any sediment it is carrying. This sediment deposition can generate
143-475: The responsibility of the municipality. That is about the time O'Reilly's Bridge became a single-lane iron truss bridge, the only of its kind on the entire river, and one of the oldest iron truss bridges in Southern Ontario. O'Reilly's Bridge was demolished in 2010 (14 years ago) ( 2010 ) and was replaced with a more modern, wider span. The river flows under two navigable aqueducts :
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#1732766161551156-461: The river compared to the receiving water, the rotation of the Earth, and any ambient motion in the receiving water, such as tides or seiches . If the river water has a higher density than the surface of the receiving water, the river water will plunge below the surface. The river water will then either form an underflow or an interflow within the lake. However, if the river water is lighter than
169-615: Was named after the river since it originally was planned to link Lake Ontario to Welland River. The city of Welland was later named after both waterways which crossed in the city. The oldest structure spanning the Welland River was O'Reilly's Bridge, which was built in 1901 (123 years ago) ( 1901 ) and crossed the river between the townships of Pelham and Wainfleet . The settler, Patrick O'Reilly, son of Sgt. John Reilly, of Stamford Township (present-day Niagara Falls ), settled in Wainfleet in 1806. After meeting Sarah,
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