Welland River
The Welland River 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in Ontario, Canada
- Historically known as: “Chippawa Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cummington Square and Adams Power Plant Transformer House.
Adams Power Plant Transformer House
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Adams Power Plant Transformer House in Niagara Falls, New York is a National Historic Landmark constructed in 1895. It is the only remaining structure that was part of the historic Edward Dean Adams Power Plant, the first large-scale, alternating current electric generating plant in the world, built in 1895.
Dufferin Islands
Park
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Dufferin Islands are a group of artificial islands located 0.8 km from the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Before being renamed by the Niagara Parks Commission, they were known as Clarke Hill Islands and Cynthia Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chippawa and Niagara Falls.
Chippawa
Suburb
Photo: Clovermoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chippawa is a community located within the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario. The village was founded in 1850, and became part of the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario by amalgamation in 1970.
Niagara Falls
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Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Little Italy is a neighborhood located in Niagara Falls, New York. Little Italy is situated 3½ km north of Welland River.
Welland River
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Welland River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Welland River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rivière Welland”
- Cebuano: “Welland River”
- Dutch: “Rivière Welland”
- Dutch: “Welland River”
- French: “Rivière Welland (Ontario)”
- French: “Rivière Welland”
- Irish: “Abhainn Welland”
- Japanese: “ウェランド川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Welland River”
- Polish: “Welland (rzeka w Kanadzie)”
- Polish: “Welland”
- Slovenian: “Chippawa Creek”
- Slovenian: “reka Welland”
- Slovenian: “Welland River”
- Slovenian: “Welland”
- Swedish: “Rivière Welland”
- Swedish: “Welland River”
- Welsh: “Afon Welland”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Montrose Junction and Falls View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include New York State Reservation and Three Sisters Islands.
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