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History of the Rideau Lockstations

Welcome to the history of the Rideau lockstations. This is actually a book, some 48,000 words in length, written by Ken Watson. It has been put on the Internet since I feel that it is important that the story of the engineering of the canal be freely available to anyone who wants to learn about it.

This information is best used by those who visit the locks, to fully appreciate the marvel of this early Canadian mega-project. Built by hand in the middle of the Canadian wilderness, it was an amazing achievement. What is really neat though, is that you can go to any lock today, most of which are operated just as when they were built, and with the help of this document fully appreciate how and why the lock was constructed.

Start reading the book or use the links belownext arrow

Read the Introduction, the acknowledgments, the prolog,
or click on the link to your favourite lockstation to find out how and why it was built.
Ottawa Locks 1-8 Merrickville Locks 21-23 Narrows Lock 35
Hartwells Locks 9-10 Kilmarnock Lock 24 Newboro Lock 36
Hogs Back Locks 11-12 Edmunds Lock 25 Chaffey's Lock 37
Black Rapids Lock 13 Old Slys Locks 26-27 Davis Lock 38
Long Island Locks 14-16 Smiths Falls Locks 28-31 Jones Falls Locks 39-42
Burritts Rapids Lock 17 Poonamalie Lock 32 Upper Brewers Locks 43-44
Nicholsons Lock 18-19 Beveridges Locks 33-34 Lower Brewers Lock 45
Clowes Lock 20   Kingston Mills Locks 46-49

Background Information:

Buy the Book
If you don't want to spend the hours downloading and printing the pages on the website, you can buy the book from Friends of the Rideau. All proceeds from sales go Friends. For more information see the A History of the Rideau Lockstations book page, or go directly to the Friends of the Rideau book sales page.

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