The Ottawa River Waterway is a series of portage bypass sites around rapids and dams along the Ottawa River, managed by the Governments of Ontario and Quebec, to allow recreational boating between Lake Timiskaming and Montreal. The Waterway officially starts in Mattawa, Ontario, but provides access all the way down to Pembroke and Ottawa.
Bypass sites
The bypass sites provide hydraulic lifters and trucks for transporting boats along key portages. They are located at the following points:
Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario Portage-du-Fort, Quebec and Bryson, Quebec Chapeau, Quebec and Desjardinsville, Quebec Rapides-des-Joachims, Quebec Mattawa, Ontario Témiscaming, Quebec
See also Ottawa River Ottawa Valley Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben Rideau Canal Welland Canal Trent–Severn Waterway
Geographic topics Opeongo Hills to the west Laurentian Highlands to the north and east Laurentian Mountains to the north and east Parks Canada Parks Ontario Rouge Park St. Lawrence Parks Commission St. Lawrence Waterway Niagara Parks Commission National Capital Commission St. Clair Parks Commission Conservation authority Conservation Ontario Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SEPAQ) (SEPAQ)
References
External links Ottawa River Waterway