Lake Gibson

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There is also a Gibson Lake in Georgian Bay Township, in the district of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.

Lake Gibson
The boardwalk at Mel Swart Lake Gibson Conservation Park
Location	Niagara Region, Ontario
Coordinates	43°06′17″N 79°14′06″W / 43.10472, -79.235
Primary inflows	Welland Canal
Primary outflows	Twelve Mile Creek
Basin countries	Canada

Lake Gibson is a lake near Thorold, Ontario, Canada. The lake is not natural, but rather was created as a reservoir for hydroelectric power generation at the Ontario Power Generation Decew Falls 1 and Decew Falls 2 generating stations.^[1] The lake was created by flooding the shallow valley of Beaverdams Creek.^[2] 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 Lake Erie via the Welland Canal. The lakes form part of the Twelve Mile Creek watershed.^[1]

Highway 406 crosses over the lake. At the west end of the lake is Morningstar Mill consisting of a working gristmill dating from 1872, plus a reconstructed sawmill.^[3] A short distance east of this can be found the runis of DeCou House, the destination of Laura Secord's famous journey during the War of 1812.

Lake Gibson is part of St. Catharines' drinking water supply. Consequently, no boating is permitted.

The dismembered body of murder victim Leslie Mahaffy was recovered from the lake in 1991.