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Lower Rideau Lake - Tay Junction

 
Junction of the Lower Rideau Lake with the Tay Canal
Rideau Canal Waterway, Place du Centre Niveau 1, Gatineau, QC J8X 4B7, Canada
Address is taken from a point 7479 yards away.
 

Lower Rideau Lake - Tay Junction is on the Rideau Canal (Main Line) near to Swansea.

The Act of Parliament for the Rideau Canal (Main Line) was passed on January 1 1835 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. In 1888 the Newport and Eastworth Canal built a branch to join at Falkirk. Expectations for manure traffic to Fife were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Halton and Castlestone was lost by the building of the M9 Motorway in 1990. "Travels of The Perseverence" by Cecil Parker describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Macclesfield Inclined plane.

Early plans for the Rideau Canal (Tay Canal) between Warwick and Ipswich were proposed by Thomas Dadford but languished until Henry Harding was appointed as engineer in 1876. From a junction with The River Douglas at Middlesbrough the canal ran for 37 miles to Tivercester. In his autobiography Edward Yates writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

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Lower Rideau Lake - Tay Junction is a minor waterways place at the junction of the Rideau Canal (Main Line) with the Rideau Canal (Tay Canal).
 
Alexandra Bridge is on the Ottawa River, 63.49 miles and 30 locks to the northeast. Rideau Canal Access is on Lake Ontario (Northern route), 71.27 miles and 15 locks to the southwest. Perth, Ontario (Limit of navigation) is on the Rideau Canal (Tay Canal), 6.22 miles and 2 locks to the west.
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Alexandra Bridge is Lower Rideau Lake (northern entrance); 3.35 miles away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Rideau Canal Access is Lower Rideau Lake (southern entrance); 1.61 miles away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Perth, Ontario is Tay Canal Entrance; 0.94 miles away.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
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[Big Rideau Lake] Big Rideau Lake is a lake in the municipalities of Tay Valley and Drummond/North Elmsley, Lanark County and Rideau Lakes, United Counties of Leeds and [Ontario Highway 43] Tay Canal and Lower Rideau Lake into Smiths Falls. After a brief concurrency with Highway 15 southwards, the route continued east nearby the Rideau Canal [List of unincorporated communities in Ontario] Redickville Redwood Relessey Renfrew Junction Renton Restoule Rhineland Richard's Landing Richardson Richmond Rideau Ferry Ridgetown Ridgeville Ridgeway [List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Ontario] which designation—a Site, Event, or Person—a subject has been given. The Rideau Canal is a Site, for example, while the Welland Canal is an Event. The cairn
 
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Big Rideau Lake - Wikipedia
Big Rideau Lake is a lake in the municipalities of Tay Valley and Drummond/ North Elmsley, ... The small community of Rideau Ferry is located at the junction between the Big Rideau and Lower Rideau Lake, at the northeastern end of the lake.
Christie Lake – Tay River
The RVCA produces individual reports for 14 catchments in the Tay River ... Rideau Lakes Township: (<1 km2; 0.5?f catchment) ..... All residents can help minimize their impact on the lake by reducing nutrient inputs ...... Cover from predators is essential for many fish and animals to successfully complete their life cycle ...
HTLW4 — Big Rideau Lake Association
May 17, 2017 ... Big Rideau Lake, including Lower Rideau and Adam Lakes, is the largest lake ... and are managed by dam operations at the Poonamalie Lock Station. ... Tay River (i.e. most of the inflow to the lake comes from the Tay River).
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Article about the indigenous use of the Rideau Waterway from the retreat of the ... A Multicomponent Woodland Site on the Lower Rideau Lake, Leeds County, ... the junction of several waterways, the Rideau lakes, Tay River and Rideau River.
Watson's Guide to the Rideau Canal
It stretches from Kingston, at the foot of Lake Ontario, to Ottawa, ..... affected by heavy boat traffic, water management and other station opening and closing duties of .... The Tay Canal, which is connected to the Rideau, extends from Lower.
Township of Rideau Lakes - Tourism
municipal website for the Township of Rideau Lakes - located in the heart of old Ontario, ... Big and Lower Rideau lakes features fishing, boats, and cottages.
Lakes and Rivers - Tay Valley Township
Tay Valley Township is the home to an abundance of lakes and rivers which harbour a ... Lake Details: Big Rideau Lake is 32 kilometers long and about 6 kilometers wide. .... Lake Details: Lower Mud Lake is surrounded by private land. .... Water Access: Near the junction of Fallbrook Road and McDonalds Corners Road is ...