Guelph Lake

Guelph Lake is a man-made repository on the Speed River, in the Township of Guelph/Eramosa. It is found upriver and marginally upper east of the city of Guelph, Ontario. The repository was made in 1974, with the development of the Guelph Lake dam. The site is a piece of a 1,608 hectare 3,971 section of land protection territory kept up by the Grand River Conservation Authority. The preservation region incorporates two shorelines, and a setting for open air shows. The show region, which has a living rooftop, is situated on a promontory at the focal point of the lake, and is the site of the yearly Hillside Festival. No detachable speedboats are permitted on Guelph Lake.

The main mechanized water crafts allowed on the lake are Jon vessels, which are little skiff style pontoons with an electric trolling engine. They can be leased from the boat shelter at the primary shoreline. Kayaks and kayaks are famous on the lake and can likewise be leased from the boat shelter. Since the establishing of the Guelph Rowing Club in 1998, the game of paddling has developed in fame at Guelph Lake. From 2000, the club has likewise filled in as home to the University of Guelph "Griffins" Rowing Team. In 2008, a perpetual boat storage was developed on the shores of the lake.