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Rideau Canal (Tay Canal)

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The Rideau Canal (Tay Canal) is a commercial waterway and is part of the Rideau Canal. It runs for 6.22 miles through 2 locks from Lower Rideau Lake - Tay Junction (where it joins the Rideau Canal (Main Line)) to Perth, Ontario (which is a dead end).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Lower Rideau Lake - Tay Junction Junction of the Lower Rideau Lake with the Tay Canal
Tay Canal Entrance	0.94 miles	0 locks
Lower Beveridges Lock No 33	1.10 miles	0 locks
Beveridges Bridge	1.19 miles	1 lock
Upper Beveridges Lock No 34	1.38 miles	1 lock
Craig Street Bridge	5.67 miles	2 locks
Beckwith Street Bridge, Perth	5.88 miles	2 locks
Drummond Street Bridge	5.96 miles	2 locks
Perth Basin Public Wharf	6 miles	2 locks
Gore Street Bridge	6.05 miles	2 locks
Perth, Ontario Limit of navigation	6.22 miles	2 locks

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The Rideau Canal, also known unofficially as the Rideau Waterway, connects Canada's capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, to Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River at Kingston, Ontario. It is 202 kilometres long. The name Rideau, French for "curtain", is derived from the curtain-like appearance of the Rideau River's twin waterfalls where they join the Ottawa River. The canal system uses sections of two rivers, the Rideau and the Cataraqui, as well as several lakes. Parks Canada operates the Rideau Canal.

The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States. It remains in use today primarily for pleasure boating, with most of its original structures intact. The locks on the system open for navigation in mid-May and close in mid-October. It is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America, and in 2007 it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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