The Rideau Canal

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:canal
gptkbp:associatedWith Bytown (now Ottawa)
gptkbp:built 1826
gptkbp:city_traversed gptkb:Kingston
gptkb:Ottawa
gptkb:Smiths_Falls
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Kingston
gptkb:Ottawa
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Cataraqui_River
gptkb:Rideau_River
gptkb:Rideau_Lakes
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_By
gptkbp:engineering_significance 19th-century engineering
gptkbp:heritageDesignation 1925
National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:historical_purpose military supply route
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Rideau Canal
gptkbp:length 202 km
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Ontario
gptkbp:lock_type manual
gptkbp:main_basin gptkb:Rideau_Lakes
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Parks_Canada
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Rideau_River
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Kingston_Mills_Locks
gptkb:Hartwells_Locks
gptkb:Jones_Falls_Locks
gptkb:Ottawa_Locks
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Winterlude_festival
gptkbp:notableFeature world's largest skating rink
gptkbp:number_of_lockstations 24
gptkbp:numberOfLocks 47
gptkbp:opened 1832
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Parks_Canada
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Rideau_Waterway
gptkbp:province gptkb:Ontario
gptkbp:purpose defense against United States
gptkbp:season May to October
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2007
yes
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:navigation
ice skating
recreation
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:Cataraqui_River
gptkb:Rideau_River
gptkbp:winter_activity skating
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canada's_Tentative_List
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7