CHS SDIR CEN 308E Rideau Canal and Ottawa River 2024/01

CHS SDIR 308 Rideau Canal and Ottawa River 2021

The Sailing Directions booklets are an indispensable companion to nautical charts. They are a great tool for planning and assisting in navigation because they provide information that cannot be shown on a chart.

Author: CHS

Date: 2021

Format: Comb Bound Booklet

Number of Pages: 140

CHAPTER 1 General Information
General _________________________________________________________ 1-1
Aids to navigation_________________________________________________ 1-2
Cables __________________________________________________________ 1-2
Hospitals ________________________________________________________ 1-2
Rideau Canal ____________________________________________________ 1-2
Ottawa River ____________________________________________________ 1-4
Multibeam survey of Lake Timiskaming______________________________ 1-4
Historical Background_____________________________________________ 1-5
The Rideau Canal _____________________________________________ 1-5
 The Building of the Canal__________________________________ 1-6
 The Protection of the Canal ________________________________ 1-6
 The Use of the Canal______________________________________ 1-6
Ottawa River_________________________________________________ 1-7
Interesting and useful websites ______________________________________ 1-7
CHAPTER 2
Rideau Canal — Ottawa to Smiths Falls
General _________________________________________________________ 2-1
The National Capital Region ____________________________________ 2-1
Ottawa to Long Island _____________________________________________ 2-2
Ottawa River entrance to Hogs Back locks _________________________ 2-2
Hogs Back locks to Long Island__________________________________ 2-4
Long Island to Becketts Landing ____________________________________ 2-5
Long Island locks to Kars_______________________________________ 2-5
Kars to Becketts Landing _______________________________________ 2-7
Becketts Landing to Smiths Falls ____________________________________ 2-8
Becketts Landing to Burritts Rapids_______________________________ 2-8
Burritts Rapids to Merrickville___________________________________ 2-9
Merrickville to Edmonds lock __________________________________ 2-11
Edmonds lock to Smiths Falls __________________________________ 2-12
Smiths Falls ________________________________________________ 2-13
CHAPTER 3 Rideau Canal — Smiths Falls to Newboro lock
General _________________________________________________________ 3-1
Smiths Falls to Rocky Narrows______________________________________ 3-1
Smiths Falls to Poonamalie lock _________________________________ 3-2
Poonamalie lock to Stonehouse Island_____________________________ 3-2
Tay River Branch to Perth ______________________________________ 3-4
Stonehouse Island to Rideau Ferry________________________________ 3-5
Rideau Ferry to Rocky Narrows__________________________________ 3-5
Rocky Narrows to Newboro ________________________________________ 3-6
Rocky Narrows to Narrows lock _________________________________ 3-6
Northern approach to Portland ___________________________________ 3-7
Portland_____________________________________________________ 3-8
Western approach to Portland____________________________________ 3-8
Narrows lock to Westport and Newboro ___________________________ 3-8
West arm of Upper Rideau Lake and approach to Westport_____________ 3-9
Westport ____________________________________________________ 3-9
Approach to Newboro ________________________________________ 3-10