Kingston Mills, located approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of downtown Kingston, Ontario, is the southernmost lockstation and one of 24 lockstations of the Rideau Canal system. Kingston Mills is a component of the Rideau Canal National Historic Site, and along with the rest of the Rideau Canal, is a World Heritage Site. The site is managed and operated by Parks Canada.
Kingston Mills. Watercolor by James Pattison Cockburn, ca. 1830
Locks under construction at the Saw Mill at Kingston Mills, 1830. Watercolor by Thomas Burrowes
Lock 47 at Kingston Mills. This is one of the three lower locks. The upper lock gate is shown
The Rideau Canal is a 202 kilometre long canal that links the Ottawa River at Ottawa with the Cataraqui River and Lake Ontario at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Its 46 locks raise boats from the Ottawa River 83 metres upstream along the Rideau River to the Rideau Lakes, and from there drop 50 metres downstream along the Cataraqui River to Kingston.
The Ottawa Locks at Colonel By Valley
An engraving of the Rideau Canal locks at Bytown
1845 painting of the canal and Lower Town by Thomas Burrowes
The lock at Lower Brewers nearing completion in 1831, by Thomas Burrowes
