Merrickville Lockstation
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73,8 km – 74,8 km
Merrickville Lockstation is in the historic village of Merrickville (population 1 000). The locks are located along the south side of the river in an excavated channel, 1 km long. A concrete dam runs the full width of the river, creating a slackwater section to Kilmarnock Lockstation. Two river channels, flowing from the water control weirs in the dam, create an island, which is the site of the Merrickville Industrial Complex.
Three locks – Three manually operated locks separated by two basins, with a combined lift of 7,4 m, 1830.CRM1.
Original dam – Remnants of the original stone masonry dam are still visible, 1830. CRM1.
Water control dams and weirs – A series of dams and weirs spanning the river, which provide for present-day water control.
Lower and upper basins – Large turning basins between the locks, 1830. CRM1.
Blockhouse – A two-storey building, the ground floor is stone, the second, frame, 1832. CRM1.
Storehouse – A frame, one-storey building, known as ‘The Depot’, 1900. CRM2.
Merrickville Industrial Complex – An intact foundry and stabilized ruins of a woollen mill, 19th century. CRM2.
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Merrickville Lockstation to Kilmarnock Lockstation
74,8 km – 86,7 km
An extensive slackwater section created by the construction of the original dam at Merrickville, and maintained by the present-day dams. There are classified wetlands throughout the section and a federal government bird sanctuary west of Merrickville.
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