DeCew Falls
DeCew Falls is a waterfall in Ontario, Canada. DeCew Falls is situated nearby to the neighborhood Village Residence, as well as near the quarter Merritton.- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Decew Falls”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Morningstar Mill and DeCew House.
Morningstar Mill
Museum
Photo: MJThomas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morningstar Mill is a 2.98-acre heritage site located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The site includes the Morningstar Mill, a sawmill, the home of the Morningstar family, a barn used for blacksmith demonstrations, and the Decew Falls gorge along the Niagara Escarpment.
DeCew House
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
DeCew House was built c.1808 in Thorold Township, Upper Canada. The two-story house had limestone walls 66 centimetres thick.
James A Gibson Library
Library
Brock University is a public research university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the only university in Canada in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, at the centre of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merritton and Thorold.
Merritton
Quarter
Merritton is both a distinct community within and a council ward of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It was named after William Hamilton Merritt, a prominent local entrepreneur and founder of the Welland Canal Company. Merritton is situated 5 km northeast of DeCew Falls.
Thorold
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Thorold is a city in Ontario, Canada, located on the Niagara Escarpment. It is also the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara. The Welland Canal passes through the city, featuring lock 7 and the Twin Flight Locks.
St. Catharines
Photo: Trappy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Catharines is a city of 137,000 people in the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario. It has the Welland Canal, a dry-dock for ships, and automotive plants. A pond near the mouth of the first Welland Canal now hosts regional and national rowing championships every year.
DeCew Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.1104° or 43° 6′ 37″ northLongitude
-79.26471° or 79° 15′ 53″ westElevation
108 metres (354 feet)Height
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
87M24P6P+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 1376518234OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
5936420Wikidata ID
Q115418350
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