Hog's Back Falls description and photos - Canada: Ottawa (Topic)

Hog's Back Falls description and photos - Canada: Ottawa. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Hog's Back Falls.

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Hogs Back Falls is a series of artificial waterfalls on the Rideau River. The falls are located at the point where the Rideau River separates from the channel of the same name, north of Muni Bay. Officially, the waterfalls bear the name - "Prince of Wales Falls", but it is practically not used.

Back in the early 19th century, before the Rideau Canal was built, there was a series of river rapids created by nature, known as The name "Thresholds of Three Rocks", about 600 m long and 1.8 m high of water fall. It was quite easy to move along them in a canoe without a drag. The first written records of this place called "Hogs Back" date back to 1827, and belong to the civil engineer John McTaggart.

During the work on the project of the Rideau Canal, which was supposed to connect the Ottawa River with Lake Ontario, its chief engineer John Bye initiated the construction of a dam just in this place, with the help of which, in fact, it was planned to divert water from the Rideau River into the Rideau Canal. The idea was very promising, but during the construction process a number of difficulties arose that were not taken into account initially. As a result, the dam collapsed three times during the construction. Nevertheless, all technological issues were resolved, and by 1831 the construction of the dam was completed. The water level in the Rideau River was raised by 12.5 m. A specially equipped spillway, through which water began to flow into the canal, ensured the natural flow of the Rideau River and maximally protected these regions from the possible consequences of spring floods. After the completion of all the work, the Hogs Back waterfalls acquired their modern look.

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