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[[File:karst-diagram_5.jpg|thumb|Diagram illustrating characteristics of karst topography]]
 
[[File:karst-diagram_5.jpg|thumb|Diagram illustrating characteristics of karst topography]]
 
[[File:Karstification.PNG|thumb|Locations of karst topography in Soutnern Ontario, Red = Known Karst, Orange = Inferred Karst, Yellow = Potential Karst]]
 
[[File:Karstification.PNG|thumb|Locations of karst topography in Soutnern Ontario, Red = Known Karst, Orange = Inferred Karst, Yellow = Potential Karst]]
Karst formations are found in areas along the Niagara Escarpment, including the Bruce Peninsula, the Guelph/Rockwood/Elora area of Wellington County and in portions of eastern Ontario<ref>Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. Karst. https://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/en/mines-and-minerals/applications/ogsearth/karst. Published 2017. Accessed October 17, 2017.</ref>.  
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LID facilities designed to infiltrate stormwater should not be located in areas of karst topography. Karst formations are found in areas along the Niagara Escarpment, including the Bruce Peninsula, the Guelph/Rockwood/Elora area of Wellington County and in portions of eastern Ontario<ref>Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. Karst. https://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/en/mines-and-minerals/applications/ogsearth/karst. Published 2017. Accessed October 17, 2017.</ref>.  
    
===Karst formations, in which there are undetected sinkholes, trenches and caverns, can be dangerous===
 
===Karst formations, in which there are undetected sinkholes, trenches and caverns, can be dangerous===

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