Rideau Canal

Route map
	Lock Nº
	MP (km)
	1-8
	0.0
	Plaza Bridge,
	Cummings Bridge
	Bank Street Bridge,
	Billings Bridge
	9-10
	6.7
	11-12
	8.4
	Hog's Back,
	Hog's Back Falls
	13
	15.0
	14-16
	23.3
	17
	64.0
	18
	69.4
	19
	69.7
	20
	70.5
	21-23
	73.8
	24
	86.7
	25
	92.7
	26-27
	95.4
	29a
	96.8
	Smiths Falls
	(formerly Locks 28-30)
	31
	97.4
	32
	101.1
	107.5
	33
	34
	126.8
	35
	132.4
	Rideau River
	Cataraqui River
	36
	140.8
	146.0
	37
	148.7
	38
	152.0
	39-42
	159.0
	43-44
	176.5
	45
	179.3
	46-49
	195.2
	La Salle Causeway
	Highway 2

Rideau Canal
Rideau Canal
Specifications
Length	202 km (126 miles)
Maximum boat length	90 ft 0 in (27.43 m)
Maximum boat beam	26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)
Maximum boat draft	1.5 m (5 ft), only 4ft guaranteed
Locks	47
Status	Open (seasonal)
History
Construction began	1826
Date completed	1832
Geography
Start point	Ottawa River
End point	Lake Ontario
Route map
Route map
	Lock Nº
	MP (km)
	1-8
	0.0
	Plaza Bridge,
	Cummings Bridge
	Bank Street Bridge,
	Billings Bridge
	9-10
	6.7
	11-12
	8.4
	Hog's Back,
	Hog's Back Falls
	13
	15.0
	14-16
	23.3
	17
	64.0
	18
	69.4
	19
	69.7
	20
	70.5
	21-23
	73.8
	24
	86.7
	25
	92.7
	26-27
	95.4
	29a
	96.8
	Smiths Falls
	(formerly Locks 28-30)
	31
	97.4
	32
	101.1
	107.5
	33
	34
	126.8
	35
	132.4
	Rideau River
	Cataraqui River
	36
	140.8
	146.0
	37
	148.7
	38
	152.0
	39-42
	159.0
	43-44
	176.5
	45
	179.3
	46-49
	195.2
	La Salle Causeway
	Highway 2

Rideau Canal
Rideau Canal
Native names; English: Rideau Canal; French: Canal Rideau
	The Ottawa Locks at Colonel By Valley
Area	Ontario
Length	202 km (126 mi)
Built	1832
Architect	John By
Governing body	Parks Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, iv
Designated	2007 (31st session)
Reference no.	1221
Region	North America
National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1925

The Rideau Canal is a 202 kilometre long canal that links the Ottawa River, at Ottawa, with the Great Cataraqui River, and then at Lake Ontario at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Its 46 locks raise boats from the Ottawa River 83 metres upstream along the Rideau River to the Rideau Lakes, and from there drop 50 metres downstream along the Cataraqui River to Kingston.

Opened in 1832 for commercial shipping, freight was eventually moved to railways and the St. Lawrence Seaway, and it remains in use today for pleasure boating, operated by Parks Canada May to October. It is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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