Trent-Severn Waterway

:This article is not about the British company Severn Trent Water.

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The Trent-Severn Waterway is a canal system formerly used for commercial purposes but now exclusively for pleasure boats connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton to Lake Huron at Port Severn. Its major natural waterways include the Trent River, Otonabee River, Kawartha lakes, Lake Simcoe, Lake Couchiching and Severn River.

Related Topics:
Canal - Boat - Lake Ontario - Lake Huron - Trent River - Otonabee River - Kawartha lakes - Lake Simcoe - Lake Couchiching - Severn River

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It traverses Southern Ontario's "cottage" country with recreational properties the primary industry along the waterway.

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The total length of the waterway is 386 km, beginning at Trenton, Ontario. There are 45 locks, including hydraulic lift locks at Peterborough, Kirkfield and Swift Rapids on the Severn River, and a marine railway at Big Chute which transports boats between the upper and lower sections of the Severn.

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386 km - Trenton, Ontario - Lock - Lift locks - Peterborough - Kirkfield

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It reaches its highest point at Balsam Lake; this is, in fact, the highest point on Earth to which a vessel can be navigated from sea level.

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