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  Lake Ontario - MSN Encarta
Lake Ontario, lake, central North America, bordered on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south by the state of New York.
Lake Ontario is fed by several rivers, including the Niagara River, which flows north from Lake Erie; the Genesee, Oswego, and Black rivers, which enter from New York; and the Trent and Humber rivers, which enter from Ontario.
In addition, Lake Ontario is connected with the Ottawa River by the Rideau Canal and with the Hudson River by the New York State Canal System.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561468/Lake_Ontario.html   (232 words)

  
 The Directory of Canadian Universities - Trent University
Trent University is known for its commitment to high quality education in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and professional programs - and to the centrality of the individual student.
Trent’s Worsfold Water Quality Centre houses the world’s leading state-of-the-art instrumentation and is at the core of the new Chemical Sciences Building, while the university’s new DNA Building has put the University at the centre of a regional life sciences economic cluster.
Trent University is internationally recognized for its research in environmental and life science, with special strengths in studies of environmental change and monitoring, conservation biology, and water quality.
www.aucc.ca /can_uni/our_universities/trent_e.html   (1192 words)

  
 Trent University :: Peterborough, Oshawa,Ontario,Canada
Trent University is a liberal arts oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Trent University is widely recognized for superb academic programs that encompass the social and natural sciences, humanities, and professional programs.Trent provide supportive community environment and focus on global perspectives.
Trent University is known for its commitment to liberal undergraduate education in the humanities, social sciesnces and natural sciences.
sites.roy-tek.com /Demo/TrentUniversity/index.htm   (129 words)

  
 Gabbro erratic by the Trent River, Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
The surrounding area is covered by a layer of younger limestones, seen along the Trent River and in the faces of the former iron mine at Marmoraton.
The deglaciation of southeast Ontario occurred roughly 12,500 to 11,500 BP (years before present), leaving the detritus of moraine deposits such as the Dummer moraine at around 12,000 BP (Terasmae, 1980).
CHAPMAN,LJ and PUTNAM,DF (1984) The Physiography of Southern Ontario.
www.turnstone.ca /gabbro.htm   (1362 words)

  
 Ontario Lake: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
Lake Ontario is fed chiefly by the waters of Lake Erie by way of the Niagara River; other tributaries are the Genesee, Oswego, and Black rivers in New York and the Trent River in Ontario.
The lake is drained to the northeast by the St. Lawrence River.
Lake Ontario is fed chiefly by the waters of Lake Erie...parks.
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/ontario-lake.jsp?l=O   (1883 words)

  
 Catostomidae
The Quillback is found in clear and turbid waters of rivers and lakes tolerating warm temperatures as high as 29-31°C although generally its preferred temperature is 22.1°C. Slower water is favoured with sand and silt substrates.
River Redhorses, as the name suggests, are found in moderate to large, fast rivers in deeper water when not spawning.
In the Mississippi River study of Campbell (2001) males were shorter and less heavy than females but this was not the case for fish from the Ottawa River.
www.briancoad.com /NCR/Catostomidae.htm   (5880 words)

  
 Ontario, Lake
Lake Ontario occupies a bedrock depression originally produced by stream erosion and later modified by glaciation.
Because Lake Ontario is deep and its winter climate is moderated by incursions of warm air from the southwest, its open waters rarely freeze in winter.
The name Ontario is sometimes thought to be of Iroquoian origin, meaning "beautiful lake" or "sparkling water." It was first applied to the lake by Europeans in 1641 and appears on maps of North America as early as 1656.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005937   (751 words)

  
 Trent Rapids Power Corporation
The site of the proposed facility is the west bank of the Otonabee River adjacent to Locks 22 and 23 on private lands and lands leased from Trent University and the Federal Crown.
White-water rapids are created as a river, carrying a large amount of water downhill, bottlenecks through a narrow passageway.
By the beginning of the 20th century, hydro-electric power was considered to be the energy supplier of the future for the province of Ontario.
www.trentrapidspowercorp.ca   (526 words)

  
 Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Ontario
Finnish-Canadians of the 1901 Census of Ontario An extract all of the Finnish Canadians from the 1901 census for the districts of Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora.
Ontario Canada Local History and Genealogy This page is being created, on a volunteer basis, to explore the world of our ancestors who resided in Ontario.
Ontario Fire Tower Lookouts Ontario, and all of Canada in fact, has a strong historical link to the forest, logging, fire fighting, forest rangers and of course fire tower lookouts.
www.islandnet.com /~jveinot/cghl/ontario.html   (4652 words)

  
 Ontario - Wikitravel
Ontario [1] is the most populous and second-largest province of Canada, home to the Canadian capital city of Ottawa, as well as Ontario's own capital Toronto, Canada's largest city.
Ontario is bordered by the province of Quebec to the east, by the Great Lakes region of the United States to the south, by Manitoba to the west and by Hudson and James Bays to the north.
It is not unheard of to enter Ontario from the USA by train, but the customs waits between the USA and Canada are no different than might be expected by car or plane, especially with the constant increases in Terror alerts south of the border.
wikitravel.org /en/Ontario_(province)   (2306 words)

  
 Trenton (Ontario) - MSN Encarta
Trenton (Ontario), former town, and still a major port, in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
Trenton lies at the mouth of the Trent River on the Bay of Quinte, an arm of Lake Ontario.
Trenton is the southern terminus of the Trent Canal System, while the Murray Canal, through the narrow isthmus at Carrying Place, gives Trenton direct access to Lake Ontario.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_762510354/Trenton_(Ontario).html   (98 words)

  
 Ontario Travel Guides:: Trent-Severn Waterway - History
After preliminary and incomplete surveys were made, it was proposed that connecting the lakes and rivers to form a continuous water route was not feasible.
In 1879, interest in a waterway from Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay was rekindled.
The spirit behind the idea of an inland water route to Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay was in the heart of every waterway settler and could not help but affect their lives.
www.ontariotravelguides.com /tsw_history.htm   (1073 words)

  
 Trent University :: Trent In Oshawa
Trent University – with its main campus located in Peterborough, Ontario – has a proud 35-year history in Oshawa through its satellite campus in the Durham region.
A young, innovative university, Trent was founded in 1964 on the belief that learning is an individual, life-long pursuit – and that student choice, flexibility, and the opportunity for interdisciplinary study are part of a high quality undergraduate education.
Trent is celebrated for its excellence in teaching and research, focus on the individual student and smaller class sizes, as well as its ratio of students to faculty members with PhDs.
www.trentu.ca /oshawa   (356 words)

  
 Moving to Trent Hills - Rural Ontario
Trent Hills is nestled along the banks of the Trent-Severn Waterway and rolling hills of Northumberland County.
One of the most rewarding aspects of life in Trent Hills is the obvious sense of community spirit that is demonstrated in all of the 50 service clubs that exist to enhance the life of all residents.
Trent River, Lake Seymour, Percy Reach and Rice Lake are just some of the hot spots that have earned acclaim for excellent fishing throughout the area.
www.trenthills.ca /Why_I_Choose_Trent_Hills_-74353.html   (458 words)

  
 TrentSevern.com Discussion Board
We are building a brand new board walk on the east side of the river, from the bridge south to Picnic Island Park (near the dam).
There will be boater hookups on both sides, great areas to relax and enjoy the beauty and much better access for boaters to the downtown.
Also, this year Campbellford will become the Home of Ontario's only Suspension Bridge which is being constructed by the Trenton Air Force south of Campbellford.
www.trentsevern.com /index.php?action=view&id=9   (265 words)

  
 Water Operations
The Municipality of Trent Hills is committed to ensuring responsible Municipal water management and your co-operation is vital to make certain an adequate supply of water is available for fire protection and everyday household uses.
During the summer months, we experience problems that may require water restrictions.Although the Municipality has an abundant water supply (Trent River and Mill Creek), we cannot pump and treat it as fast as our customers use it.
Each year the Municipality of Trent Hills participates in celebrating “National Drinking Water Week” held in May of each year.All local schools are invited to participate in a variety of fundamental educational exercises, water conservation poster contests and tours of the water treatment plants.
www.trenthills.ca /water.html   (1041 words)

  
 Lake Ontario Information
Lake Ontario is similar to Lake Erie in length and breadth (193 miles by 53 miles).
Yet with its greater average depth (approximately 283 feet), Lake Ontario holds almost four times the volume (393 cubic miles) and has a retention time of about 6 years.
Lake Ontario, the 14th largest lake in the world, is the smallest of the Great Lakes in surface area.
www.lakeontario.net /resources/lakeontarioinfo.asp   (322 words)

  
 realontario.ca - Home
Exploring the nature, heritage and culture of Eastern Ontario during the fall, when the countryside is resplendent with the vibrant colours is one of life's great joys.
The word Ontario is derived from an Iroquoian word meaning “beautiful water”, an apt description for a region studded with lakes, rivers and streams.
The St. Lawrence River is one of the great rivers of the world, stretching for more than 1200 kilometres (775 miles).
www.realontario.ca   (255 words)

  
 Parks Canada - Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site of Canada - Water Management
The Trent River is the largest river in Southern Ontario while Lake Simcoe in the Severn watershed is the largest lake.
The Waterway, including its tributary lakes and rivers, is an important economic, environmental and recreational resource used by thousands of boaters, shoreline residents, businesses and vacationers every year.
In the Severn River drainage basin, Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching are managed using a rule curve in effect since 1918.
www.pc.gc.ca /lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/plan/plan2_E.asp   (1127 words)

  
 realontario.ca - The Trent-Severn Waterway
The Trent, the southern section of the Trent-Severn Waterway is calm and peaceful - a world apart from the busy Kawartha Lakes, which have beckoned vacationers for more than a century.
The rugged Severn River to the north has been shaped by millions of years of geological history within the pre-Cambrian granite which underlies this region.
The Peterborough Lift Lock, a 6.6 kilometer artificial waterway on which a lift lock was constructed to overcome the considerable rise between Little Lake and the Otonabee River at Nassau Mills.
www.realontario.ca /waterways_ts   (1197 words)

  
 Head of the Trent
Head of the Trent is an annual regatta held at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.
The regatta draws competitors primarily from Ontario, Quebec, and the northern United States, with international competitors also participating on occasion.
The regatta is regarded as one of the premier events for fall rowing in the region, and competition for entries has grown increasingly more vigorous in recent years.
www.headofthetrent.ca   (240 words)

  
 Boating Destination - Trent-Severn Waterway
Its main natural waterways include the Trent River, Otonabee River, the Kawartha Lakes, Lake Simcoe, Lake Couchiching and the Severn River.
“Some of the most valuable wetlands remaining in Ontario are found along the Trent River,” according to www.realontario.ca.
According to www.realontario.ca, "The waters in an around the Trent Severn Waterway are rich in many species including pike, bass, walleye (pickerel), trout, salmon, perch, and crappie.
www.boatdealers.ca /magazine/Trent-Severn.aspx   (625 words)

  
 World Golf - Golf Courses of Ontario
Situated along the banks of the Grand River, it is profusely treed, hea vily bunkered with medium greens the a well trapped.
It is situated along the Grand River with some interesting rock outcroppings, up to 33 feet high, between the 13th and 14th fairways.
Some hazards are ponds left by the river changing course and in places it is 20 metres across the water hazards.
www.worldgolf.com /courses/canada/ont/ontgcs.html   (2086 words)

  
 O.F.A.H. Ontario Angler Awards
The O.F.A.H. Ontario Angler Awards, in partnership with goFish Ontario, Canada, is a province wide program that officially promotes and recognizes recreational angling efforts in Ontario by both resident and non-resident anglers.
This program has been developed to serve as a vehicle to promote sportfishing in Ontario and to encourage the use of the wonderful sustainable resource with a friendly competitive twist.
Anglers fishing in Ontario waters may now be recognized for their achievements.
www.ontarioanglerawards.com   (482 words)

  
 TRENT SEVERN WATERWAY - ON LINE CRUISING GUIDE by CRUISING CANADA
The southern terminus is Trenton accessed from Lake Ontario via the Murray Canal or the Bay of Quinte or running through the Great Lakes.
The two remaining forest regions are Deciduous Forest or Carolinian in the southern reaches of the Trent River, and the Boreal Forest along the Severn.
On the Carden alvar near Kirkfield Lift Lock are the less common feathered friends, rufous-sided towhees, grasshopper and clay-coloured grasshopper, and golden-winged warblers and from Canada's endangered species loggerhead shrike.
www.cruising.ca /trent/docs/intro3.html   (926 words)

  
 Lake Simcoe - Trent Severn Waterway - On Line Cruising Guide by www.cruising.ca
Lake Simcoe is the largest lake on the Trent Severn Waterway and the fourth largest lake in Ontario.
If you are traveling the Trent Severn Waterway it is 28 miles from mile 182.2 where the canal enters the lake on the east shore near Gamebridge to Lock 42.
For those of you who have spent a week or so in the canal it is time to put on your seamans hat as Lake Simcoe has few defining shore charistics.
www.cruising.ca /trent/docs/L-simco.html   (191 words)

  
 Trent-Severn River - ON
We were even fortunate enough to meet up with a lock manager in the morning who shared some good information, opened the washrooms, and called ahead for us to get info on the water levels of the canals ahead.
The river twists and turns through some real nice properties and made for a relaxing cool down paddle as we came to a rest for the evening at the Bolsover Lift Lock.
This is a very high lock and in buggy conditions camping right at the edge of the hill is a good option - we found the draft from the water fall provided a good breeze to keep the bugs away.
www.paddling.net /places/showReport.html?1380   (1547 words)

  
 Simcoe Region Discussion Board
The name also was used for the 'Toronto Passage' being the portage that passed thru Lake Toronto from Lake Ontario to Huron, and then it was applied to the fort at the foot of the Passage, then the town and ultimately the city located near the fort.
The citizens of York, Simcoe's English name for that town, changed the town's name back to Toronto, but no one has changed the name of the lake back to the original Lake Toronto.
This is the only large lake in the Great Lakes basin that carries a non-native or early French name.
www.trentsevern.com /indexsimcoe.php?action=view&id=4   (209 words)

  
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