Township of Rideau Lakes in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Two Lakes from One / d'Une Pierre Deux Coups
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2022
1. Two Lakes from One Marker
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Before the Rideau Canal was constructed The Narrows was but a shallow portion of one large lake. Original plans called for a channel to permit navigation. However, tough granite and malaria upstream at the Isthmus caused difficulties in digging across the height of land to Newboro Lake. This lockstation was built to raise the water level 4 ft. to reduce the depth of excavation across the Isthmus by a like amount. Upper Rideau Lake became a distinct body of water from Big Rideau Lake behind you. This new lake in front of you, is the summit level of the Rideau Canal. From it water flows both south to Kingston and north to Ottawa.,
Before the Rideau Canal was constructed The Narrows was but a shallow portion of one large lake. Original plans called for a channel to permit navigation. However, tough granite and malaria upstream at the Isthmus caused difficulties in digging across the height of land to Newboro Lake. This lockstation was built to raise the water level 4 ft. to reduce the depth of excavation across the Isthmus by a like amount. Upper Rideau Lake became a distinct body of water from Big Rideau Lake behind you. This new lake in front of you, is the summit level of the Rideau Canal. From it water flows both south to Kingston and north to Ottawa.
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Bien avant la construction du canal Rideau, les Narrows n'étaient rien d'autres qu'un haut-fond dans un lac immense. A l'origine, les plans prévoyaient l'aménagement d'un chenal navigable. Toutefois, la présence de granit et une épidémie de malaria (paludisme) à l'Isthmus compliquèrent le creusage du chenal jusqu' au lac Newboro. La construction de ce poste d'éclusage devait augmenter de quatre pieds le niveau de l'eau, réduisant
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ainsi des mêmes dimensions la profondeur des excavations à l'Isthmus. Le lac Upper Rideau devint
alors une masse d'eau tout à fait indépendante du lac Rideau, situé derrière vous. Le nouveau lac, devant vous, constitue le point le plus élevé du canal Rideau. En cet endroit, l'eau coule tant au sud vers Kingston qu'au nord en direction d'Ottawa.
Location. 44° 42.172′ N, 76° 17.721′ W. Marker is in Township of Rideau Lakes, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. Marker is at the intersection of Narrows Lock Road (County Highway 14) and the Rideau Canal, on the right when traveling north on Narrows Lock Road. Marker is at Lock 35 on the Rideau Canal. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Township of Rideau Lakes ON K0G 1V0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . History of the Rideau Canal. (Submitted on October 12, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2022
3. Rideau Canal Lock 35 East Gate
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2022
4. Rideau Canal Lock 35 West Gate and Hwy 14 Swing Bridge
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 41 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 12, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
