The Rideau Canal is a 202-kilometre long canal that links the Ottawa River at Ottawa with the Cataraqui River and Lake Ontario at Kingston, Ontario, Canada...
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rocks'. The Rideau Canal, which allows travel from Ottawa to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario, was formed by joining the Rideau River with...
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up rideau in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rideau (French for "curtain") may refer to: Rideau Canal Rideau Falls Rideau River Rideau Trail Rideau Ferry...
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Colonel John By who was responsible for the entire Rideau Waterway construction project. The Rideau canal provided a secure route between Montreal and Kingston...
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many tourist attractions in Rideau Lakes, including historic trails, the stone arch dam at Jones Falls, and the Rideau Canal, are also an important part...
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lands, the trail was created and opened in 1971. It is named for the Rideau Canal which also connects Ottawa and Kingston, although the two only occasionally...
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within the Rideau Canal system. Upper Rideau Lake is bordered by the village of Westport to the west and Newboro to the south. Upper Rideau Lake is the...
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The Tay Canal is the portion of the Tay River in the eastern Ontario region, providing a connection between the town of Perth and the Rideau Canal at Beveridge...
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Patterson Creek (Ottawa) (category Rideau Canal)
stream flowing east through a swampy area to the Rideau River. The construction of the Rideau Canal blocked the creek causing it to become much larger...
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Bytown was located where the Rideau Canal meets the Ottawa River and consisted of two parts centered around the canal, Upper Town and Lower Town. Upper...
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Rideau River in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The falls are located just north of Mooney's Bay and the point where the Rideau Canal splits from the Rideau...
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at the north, is also the Rideau River/Rideau Canal which leads via a channel to Lower Rideau Lake. The Rideau River and Canal flow to the Ottawa River...
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Street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It borders on Rideau Street, the ByWard Market, the Rideau Canal, the Mackenzie King Bridge, and Nicholas Street in...
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Plaza Bridge by the Rideau Canal is at its westmost point and the Cummings Bridge is at its eastmost point. For many years, Rideau Street was one of Ottawa's...
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their resemblance to a curtain, or rideau in French. The Rideau River was later named after the falls. The Rideau Canal was constructed to bypass these falls...
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John By (category Rideau Canal)
engineer. He is best known for having supervised the construction of the Rideau Canal and for having founded Bytown in the process. It developed and was designated...
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involved in the construction of the Rideau Canal. Following the completion of the canal, McKay built mills at Rideau Falls, making him the founder of New...
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Merrickville–Wolford (category Rideau Canal)
former village of Merrickville with the former township of Wolford. The Rideau Canal locks at Merrickville with three locks have a total lift of 25 ft (7...
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The Rideau Canal Celtic Cross is a memorial in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, erected to commemorate the workers and their families that died building the Rideau...
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Kingston Mills (category Rideau Canal)
downtown Kingston, Ontario, is the southernmost of 24 lockstations in the Rideau Canal system, a National Historic Site and World Heritage Site managed and...
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rooms. It is situated at the intersection of Wellington Street and the Rideau Canal, across the street from the Château Laurier hotel (which was constructed...
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Dow's Lake (category Rideau Canal)
Dow's Lake in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is a small man-made lake on the Rideau Canal, situated two kilometres north of Hog's Back Falls in the middle of Ottawa...
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Smiths Falls (section Building of the Rideau Canal)
Census division for Lanark County, but is separated from the county. The Rideau Canal waterway passes through the town, with four separate locks in three locations...
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by Rideau River Provincial Park. The eastern portion of Donnelly Drive was originally part of Ontario Highway 16. It runs along the Rideau Canal waterway...
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capital of Canada, was shaped by events such as the construction of the Rideau Canal, the lumber industry, the choice of Ottawa as the location of Canada's...
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Ontario, Canada. It lies at the west end of Upper Rideau Lake, at the head of the navigable Rideau Canal system, 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Ottawa. The...
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financial district. It is bordered by the Ottawa River to the north, the Rideau Canal to the east, Gloucester Street to the south and Bronson Avenue to the...
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bounded on the north by the Queensway, on the east and south by the Rideau Canal and on the west by LeBreton Street South, Carling Avenue and Dow's Lake...
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Trent–Severn Waterway (redirect from Trent Canal)
River Waterway – Northeastern Ontario waterway Rideau Canal – Eastern Ontario waterway Welland Canal – Southern Ontario waterway "Trent–Severn Waterway...
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Capital Pathway (section Rideau Canal Pathway)
created in 1959. The trail, which includes the Rideau Canal Pathway, the Ottawa River Pathway, and the Rideau River Eastern Pathway extends in all directions...
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