What is a Water Shed?
"A watershed is an area of land over which rain, snow and water drain into a common water body such as a river, creek or lake".
The Niagara Watershed covers over 2,424 km2, encompassing the whole of the Niagara region, 21 per cent of the City of Hamilton and 24 per cent of Haldimand County. The watershed covers 12 area municipalities: Fort Erie, Grimsby, Lincoln, Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Port Colborne, St. Catharines, Thorold, Wainfleet, Welland and West Lincoln, along with the City of Hamilton and Haldimand County.
In general, the watershed can be divided into three main areas, depending on the source and flow of the water:
