The Rideau River is a Canadian river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there This is about the river in Canada For other uses see Ottawa River (disambiguation. The Rideau Falls is a Waterfall located in Ottawa, Canada where the Rideau River empties into the Ottawa River. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Its length is 146 km. The river was given the French name "Rideau" (curtain) after the appearance of this waterfall.
The Rideau Canal, which allows travel from Ottawa to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario, was formed by joining the Rideau River with the Cataraqui River. The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. The Cataraqui River (pronounced "ka-tah-RAH-kway" forms the lower portion of the Rideau Canal and drains into Lake Ontario at Kingston Ontario The river diverges from the Canal at Hog's Back Falls in Ottawa. The Hog's Back Falls, are a series of artificially-created Waterfalls on the Rideau River in Ottawa, Canada.
In early spring, to reduce flooding on the lower section of the river, workers from the city of Ottawa use ice blasting to clear the ice which covers the river from Billings Bridge to Rideau Falls by cutting "keys" through the ice and using explosives to break off large sheets of ice. Ice blasting is the use of Explosives to break up Ice in rivers greatly aiding navigation systems Billings Bridge is a bridge over the Rideau River in Ottawa. Bank Street passes over the river by way of this bridge An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied
Tributaries
- Adrians Creek
- Duck Creek
- Tay River
- Black Creek
- Otter Creek
- Rosedale Creek
- Irish Creek
- Babers Creek
- Atkinsons Creek
- Rideau Creek
- Dales Creek
- Brassils Creek
- Murphy Drain
- Kemptville Creek
- McDermott Drain
- Cranberry Creek
- Steven Creek
- Mud Creek
- Jock River
- Black Rapids Creek
- Nepean Creek
- Sawmill Creek
Communities along the Rideau include:
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Manotick, Ontario
- Kars, Ontario
- Merrickville, Ontario
- Smiths Falls, Ontario
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The Tay River is a river in eastern Ontario which empties into the Rideau River. The Kemptville Creek is a Tributary of the Rideau River, located in North Grenville Township in Leeds and Grenville County within The Jock River, often referred to affectionately by local residents as The Mighty Jock, is a tributary of the Rideau River, named after Jacques a french Manotick Ontario is a Suburban community on the Rideau River, now part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at close to the southern end Kars is a small Village on the Rideau River within the Rural section of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. Merrickville-Wolford ( Canada 2006 Census population 2867 is a Village -status municipality in Eastern Ontario, Canada, located in Smiths Falls (2001 population 9977 is a Town in Ontario, Canada. This is the list of Rivers which are situated in and flow through Ontario.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic