Davis Lockstation
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152,0 km – 152,1 km
Davis Lockstation is the most isolated of all the Rideau lockstations. The single lock is in a short excavated channel and established navigation between Opinicon Lake and Sand Lake. Earthen embankment dams and a single weir cross the river, establishing the slackwater section above it.
One lock – A manually operated lock with a lift of 2,7 m. The lock was rebuilt in 1982 in its original position.
Earth embankment dams – Two earth embankment dams with combined length of 40 m, and height of 4,0 m, 1829. CRM1.
Weir – A reinforced concrete stoplog weir with one bay, 1920. CRM2.
Defensible lockmaster’s house – A one-storey stone building, 1842. A summer kitchen was added in 1898.CRM1.
Lockstation office – A two-storey frame structure, 1875. CRM2.
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Davis Lockstation to Jones Falls Lockstation
152,1 km – 159,0 km
The construction of a stone arch dam at Jones Falls enlarged Sand Lake for navigation.
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