This article is about the Ontario river that flows into Lake St. Clair. For the Ontario river which flows into Georgian Bay, see Sydenham River (Lake Huron).
Unusual concretions, composed of calcite, can be found near this river. These are known as "kettles" because they resemble the bottom of a large kettle.
The river has been identified as a key biodiversity area.[2][3]
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 mussels; these include:
Nine mussel species considered as "endangered" nationally
^ ab "COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Northern Madtom Noturus stigmosus in Canada – 2012". Species at risk public registry. Retrieved 2018-09-09. 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).
^ Jonathon Pinto (2018-05-11). "Southwestern Ont. home to globally-important freshwater biodiversity areas: new report". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-09-09. 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 River.
^ Melissa Schilz (2018-03-13). "Sydenham's north branch has remained largely unobserved until now". Sarnia this week. Retrieved 2018-09-09. 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.
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