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Lake Gibson (Ontario)

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Decew Falls 1 and Decew Falls 2 generating stations. The lake was created by flooding the shallow valley of Beaverdams Creek. Lake Moodie is located to the northwest of Lake Gibson and is a smaller segment of the overall Lake Gibson system. Almost all of the water supply to these lakes comes from
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Tourist attractions in the Regional Municipality of Niagara
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The boardwalk at Mel Swart Lake Gibson Conservation Park
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crosses over the lake. At the west end of the lake is
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The old water mill at Decew Falls, Niagara Escarpment
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Lake Gibson is located in Ontario
Regional Municipality of Niagara
Ontario
43°06′06″N 79°13′40″W / 43.10167°N 79.22778°W / 43.10167; -79.22778
Type
Great Lakes Basin
Primary inflows
Welland Canal
Primary outflows
Twelve Mile Creek
Basin
Canada
lake
Thorold
Regional Municipality of Niagara
Ontario
Canada
Ontario Power Generation
Lake Erie
Welland Canal
Twelve Mile Creek

Highway 406
Morningstar Mill
DeCou House
Laura Secord
War of 1812
"Lake Gibson"
Geographical Names Data Base

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