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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 Guelph Lake Conservation Area has a camping area with 104 serviced sites with electricity and water and about 190 un-serviced sites in a variety of locations, including riverfront and forest. Approximately five kilometres of hiking and biking trails wind their way through a wide variety of natural wooded areas as well as tall stands of ...
The 1980 dam was built by the Grand River Conservation Authority, and is still maintained by the GRCA today. [2] When constructed a provision for a boat lock was made so that, if in the future the GRCA wished to make the Grand River navigable once again only a small amount of construction would need to be undertaken on the dam structure.
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]
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 .
Conservation Ontario is the network of Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities in Ontario, Canada. Conservation Authorities are local, watershed management agencies that deliver services and programs that protect and manage water and other natural resources in partnership with government, landowners and other organizations.
The Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) is an agency of the state of Oklahoma [1] created to control, develop, and maintain the Grand River waterway. It was created by the Oklahoma state legislature in 1935, and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. GRDA was designed to be self-funding from the sales of electricity and water.