Knowledge

Sydenham River (Lake St. Clair)

Source 📝

336:
The report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists Canada's "freshwater key biodiversity areas" or KBAs. Of the four KBAs in Ontario, three are in the southwestern part of the province: eastern Lake St. Clair, the east Sydenham River, and the Ausable
108:
Because this river flows through a large agricultural area, its waters collect silt and fertilizer runoff. In spite of this, the river provides habitat for 80 fish species and 34 species of freshwater
367:
The discovery of the new species could mean the existence of other unknown species in that part of the Sydenham, he said. In 2017, researchers identified 20 different species of mussels in the river.
350: 294: 319: 306:
In Canada, the Northern Madtom is known only from the Detroit River, St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, the Thames River and the Sydenham River (Figure 3).
355: 454: 79: 400: 27:
This article is about the Ontario river that flows into Lake St. Clair. For the Ontario river which flows into Georgian Bay, see
459: 449: 63: 289: 444: 17: 93:, can be found near this river. These are known as "kettles" because they resemble the bottom of a large 28: 181: 70:
of approximately 2,700 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi). The river flows through the towns of
51: 439: 47: 290:"COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Northern Madtom Noturus stigmosus in Canada – 2012" 266: 238: 151: 161: 131: 75: 8: 228: 191: 320:"Southwestern Ont. home to globally-important freshwater biodiversity areas: new report" 71: 121: 250: 59: 201: 67: 433: 415: 402: 171: 66:. The length of the river is 165 kilometres (103 mi) and it drains a 43: 218: 213:
Two fish species and one turtle subspecies considered to be "threatened"
141: 86: 257:), once found in the river, is considered to be "likely extirpated". 351:"Sydenham's north branch has remained largely unobserved until now" 324: 382: 90: 55: 387: 109: 94: 39: 392: 100:
The river has been identified as a key biodiversity area.
116:
Nine mussel species considered as "endangered" nationally
342: 58:, Canada, flowing southwest from its source west of 431: 311: 348: 317: 284: 282: 279: 82:, governor of Canada from 1839 to 1841. 14: 432: 455:Rivers of Middlesex County, Ontario 24: 25: 471: 376: 393:Saint Clair Conservation Region 295:Species at risk public registry 103: 239:Eastern spiny softshell turtle 13: 1: 349:Melissa Schilz (2018-03-13). 318:Jonathon Pinto (2018-05-11). 272: 243:Trionyx spiniferus spiniferus 388:Sydenham River Recovery Team 136:Epioblasma torulosa rangiana 62:, Ontario and emptying into 7: 260: 29:Sydenham River (Lake Huron) 10: 476: 186:Ptychobranchus fasciolaris 26: 460:Tributaries of Lake Erie 450:Rivers of Lambton County 383:Sydenham River Watershed 445:Rivers of Chatham-Kent 267:List of Ontario rivers 416:42.58683°N 82.22460°W 152:Wavy-rayed lampmussel 78:. It was named after 233:Ammocrypta pellucida 223:Lepisosteus oculatus 166:Epioblasma triquetra 132:Northern riffleshell 421:42.58683; -82.22460 412: /  229:Eastern sand darter 196:Obovaria subrotunda 176:Pleurobema sintoxia 126:Simpsonaias ambigua 156:Lampsilis fasciola 255:Noturus stigmosus 112:; these include: 16:(Redirected from 467: 427: 426: 424: 423: 422: 417: 413: 410: 409: 408: 405: 370: 369: 364: 363: 356:Sarnia this week 346: 340: 339: 333: 332: 315: 309: 308: 303: 302: 286: 192:Round hickorynut 64:Lake Saint Clair 54:in southwestern 52:Middlesex County 21: 475: 474: 470: 469: 468: 466: 465: 464: 430: 429: 420: 418: 414: 411: 406: 403: 401: 399: 398: 379: 374: 373: 361: 359: 347: 343: 330: 328: 316: 312: 300: 298: 288: 287: 280: 275: 263: 251:Northern madtom 146:Villosa fabalis 122:Mudpuppy mussel 106: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 473: 463: 462: 457: 452: 447: 442: 440:Lake St. Clair 396: 395: 390: 385: 378: 377:External links 375: 372: 371: 341: 310: 277: 276: 274: 271: 270: 269: 262: 259: 247: 246: 236: 226: 215: 214: 210: 209: 202:Rainbow mussel 199: 189: 179: 169: 159: 149: 139: 129: 118: 117: 105: 102: 89:, composed of 48:Lambton County 36:Sydenham River 18:Sydenham River 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 472: 461: 458: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 437: 435: 428: 425: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 380: 368: 358: 357: 352: 345: 338: 327: 326: 321: 314: 307: 297: 296: 291: 285: 283: 278: 268: 265: 264: 258: 256: 252: 244: 240: 237: 234: 230: 227: 224: 220: 217: 216: 212: 211: 207: 203: 200: 197: 193: 190: 187: 183: 180: 177: 173: 170: 167: 163: 160: 157: 153: 150: 147: 143: 140: 137: 133: 130: 127: 123: 120: 119: 115: 114: 113: 111: 101: 98: 96: 92: 88: 83: 81: 80:Lord Sydenham 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 30: 19: 397: 366: 360:. Retrieved 354: 344: 335: 329:. Retrieved 323: 313: 305: 299:. Retrieved 293: 254: 248: 242: 232: 222: 206:Villosa iris 205: 195: 185: 175: 172:Round pigtoe 165: 155: 145: 135: 125: 107: 104:Fish species 99: 84: 44:Chatham-Kent 35: 33: 419: / 219:Spotted gar 182:Kidneyshell 87:concretions 76:Wallaceburg 434:Categories 407:82°13′29″W 404:42°35′13″N 362:2018-09-09 331:2018-09-09 301:2018-09-09 273:References 142:Rayed bean 72:Strathroy 68:watershed 325:CBC News 261:See also 162:Snuffbox 85:Unusual 110:mussels 91:calcite 56:Ontario 337:River. 95:kettle 60:London 40:river 38:is a 249:The 74:and 50:and 34:The 42:in 436:: 365:. 353:. 334:. 322:. 304:. 292:. 281:^ 97:. 46:, 253:( 245:) 241:( 235:) 231:( 225:) 221:( 208:) 204:( 198:) 194:( 188:) 184:( 178:) 174:( 168:) 164:( 158:) 154:( 148:) 144:( 138:) 134:( 128:) 124:( 31:. 20:)

Index

Sydenham River
Sydenham River (Lake Huron)
river
Chatham-Kent
Lambton County
Middlesex County
Ontario
London
Lake Saint Clair
watershed
Strathroy
Wallaceburg
Lord Sydenham
concretions
calcite
kettle
mussels
Mudpuppy mussel
Northern riffleshell
Rayed bean
Wavy-rayed lampmussel
Snuffbox
Round pigtoe
Kidneyshell
Round hickorynut
Rainbow mussel
Spotted gar
Eastern sand darter
Eastern spiny softshell turtle
Northern madtom

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.