Rideau Canal

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The Rideau Canal is a historic waterway in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest continuously operated canals in North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
canal
historic site
waterway
connects Kingston, Ontario
Ottawa
connectsWaterBody Lake Ontario
Ottawa River
Saint Lawrence River
surface form: St. Lawrence River
constructionStartDate 1826
country Canada
currentUse recreational boating
tourism
designedBy John By
era 19th century engineering
hasLock Jones Falls Locks
Kingston Mills Locks
Merrickville Locks
Rideau Canal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ottawa Locks

Smiths Falls Locks
hasStructureType canal cuts
dams
lakes
locks
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site
inaugurationDate 1832
knownFor being one of the oldest continuously operated canals in North America
historic stone locks and lockstations
winter skating rink in Ottawa
length approximately 202 kilometres
locatedIn Ontario
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
maintainedBy National Capital Commission
surface form: National Capital Commission (for Skateway in Ottawa)
namedAfter Rideau River
numberOfLocks over 40
operator Parks Canada
partOf St. Lawrence watershed
passesThrough Merrickville
Ottawa
Pilbara region
surface form: Perth region

Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
surface form: Rideau Lakes region

Smiths Falls, Ontario
surface form: Smiths Falls
primaryPurpose commercial navigation
military route
skatewayLength approximately 7.8 kilometres
UNESCOSiteType cultural site
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2007
winterAttraction Rideau Canal Skateway
winterUse skating

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Jones Falls Locks locatedOnWatercourse Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Jones Falls section of the Rideau Canal
Jones Falls Locks partOf Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Kingston–Ottawa waterway
Merrickville Locks partOf Rideau Canal
Merrickville Locks partOf Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Rideau Canal
Merrickville Locks locatedInProtectedArea Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal National Historic Site
Merrickville Locks partOf Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal lock system
Merrickville Locks significance Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: contributes to Rideau Canal World Heritage value
The Glebe borderedBy Rideau Canal
Old Ottawa South borderedBy Rideau Canal
Dow’s Lake area hasPart Rideau Canal
Dow’s Lake area hasView Rideau Canal
Bytown Museum locatedOn Rideau Canal
Smiths Falls Locks partOf Rideau Canal
Smiths Falls Locks waterway Rideau Canal
Smiths Falls Locks partOf Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal lock system
Smiths Falls Locks locatedOnWatercourse Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal main line
Smiths Falls Locks partOf Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal World Heritage Site
Confederation Square near Rideau Canal
Confederation Square hasView Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal locks
Old Ottawa East locatedOnWaterbody Rideau Canal
Old Ottawa East adjacentTo Rideau Canal
Rideau Lakes traversedBy Rideau Canal
TD Place Stadium near Rideau Canal
Merrickville locatedOn Rideau Canal
Lansdowne Park locatedAlong Rideau Canal
Smiths Falls, Ontario servedByWaterway Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal lockstations
Smiths Falls, Ontario hasHeritageSite Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site
Elgin Street near Rideau Canal
Thomas McKay workedOn Rideau Canal
Sussex Drive passesNear Rideau Canal
Confederation Park locatedNear Rideau Canal
Cataraqui River partOf Rideau Canal
Cataraqui River formsPartOf Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal waterway
Château Laurier (Ottawa) overlooks Rideau Canal
RMCC locatedNear Rideau Canal
Upper Rideau Lake partOf Rideau Canal
Upper Rideau Lake partOf Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal waterway
Upper Rideau Lake outflow Rideau Canal
Upper Rideau Lake inflow Rideau Canal
Upper Rideau Lake locatedInProtectedArea Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal National Historic Site corridor
Dow’s Lake partOf Rideau Canal
Dow’s Lake waterwaySystem Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal system
Dow’s Lake partOf Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal National Historic Site
Dow’s Lake locatedOn Rideau Canal
this entity surface form: Rideau Canal waterway