The
Grand River (
Grande-Riviere in French and
O:se Kenhionhata:tie in Mohawk) is a large
river in
Southwestern Ontario,
Canada. It also lies along the western fringe of the
Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario which overlaps the southwestern region of the province along the length of this river. From its source near
Wareham, Ontario, it flows south through
Grand Valley,
Fergus,
Elora,
Waterloo,
Kitchener,
Cambridge,
Paris,
Brantford,
Caledonia, and
Cayuga before emptying into the north shore of
Lake Erie south of
Dunnville at
Port Maitland. One of the scenic and spectacular features of the river is the falls and
Gorge at
Elora.