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RIDEAU CANAL CONSTRUCTION PERIOD: 1826 to 1832 WATER DEPTHS 1.5 m (5´) OPERATIONAL LENGTH & WIDTH OF LOCKS: 27.3 m (90´) × 8.5 m (28´) LENGTH OF CANAL: 202 km HIGHEST LIFT (OF A LOCK): 7.9 m (26´) @ Smiths Falls Combined PEAK NAVIGATION SEASON: July to mid-August SPEED LIMIT ZONES: 10 km/h NUMBER OF LOCKS: 47 NUMBER OF LOCK STATIONS: 24 APPROXIMATE TRAVEL TIME: 3–5 days (one-way) BRIDGE CLEARANCE: 6.7 m (22´)

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