Lower Beveridges

Rideau Canal National Historic Site

The Beveridges locks are less than a kilometre apart. Four oTENTik campsites connect visitors with some of best wildlife viewing along the Rideau Canal. Ample parking and a boat launch are available on site. Boaters wanting to travel along the Tay Canal to the picturesque Town of Perth about 8 kilometres to the west are able to tie up their vessels at Last Duel Park, or boats that are below 6 feet in height can proceed right into town.

How to get here

Lower Beveridges

145 Beveridges Lock Road
Drummond/North Elmsley, Ontario

GPS: 44°52'29"N 76°08'21"W

Hours of Operation

Phone
613-267-2036

Email
rideau@pc.gc.ca

Navigational data
  • Tay Canal Entrance - Distance from Ottawa: 110.4 km (68.6 mi)
  • Tay Canal Entrance - Distance from Kingston: 91.7 km (57.0 mi)
  • Tay: 0.3 km (0.2 mi)
  • Nautical chart: #1513 (Sheet 1)
  • Lock length: 40.8 m (134 ft)
  • Lock width: 9.7 m (33 ft)
  • Average lift: 3.6 m (12 ft)
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History

The construction of a lockstation at Beveridges Bay, connecting the Tay River and the Rideau River, was not part of the original plan for the Rideau Canal. The project was started in 1885 as a result of considerable pressure on the federal government from merchants and manufacturers in the Perth area and the local MP, John G. Haggart Jr. The locks were completed in 1887 and dredging to deepen the channel into Perth was completed in 1891.

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