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.

Photo: Richard apple, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Cummington Square

Park

Photo: Jameswk13, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cummington Square is a park.

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

Photo: Karebear13, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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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Latitude

43.06682° or 43° 4′ 1″ north

Longitude

-79.04957° or 79° 2′ 59″ west

Elevation

168 metres (551 feet)

Open location code

87M23X82+P5

GeoNames ID

6177874

Wikidata ID

Q7981164

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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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