Old Slys Lockstation
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95,0 km – 95,4 km
Old Slys Lockstation is located on the north side of the Rideau River, with the locks at the western end of a 400-m excavated channel. A stone arch dam across the river creates a slackwater section between Old Slys and Smiths Falls Combined Lockstation. A water control weir is located at the south end of the dam.
Two locks – Two manually operated locks in flight with a combined lift of 5 m, 1830. CRM1.
Stone arch dam – A stone arch dam, 61 m long and 6,4 m high, 1830. CRM1.
Defensible lockmaster’s house – A one-storey stone structure, 1838. CRM1.
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Old Slys Lockstation to Smiths Falls Combined Lockstation
95,4 km – 96,6 km
Known as the ‘Smiths Falls Lower Reach’, this 1,2-km slackwater section of the canal was created by construction of the stone arch dam at Old Slys.
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