The Rideau Valley is a
watershed
Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to:
Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
in
Eastern Ontario, Canada, which is drained by the
Rideau River
The Rideau River (french: Rivière Rideau) is a river in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The river flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at the Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Its length is .
As explained in a writin ...
. The valley includes towns such as
Kemptville,
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
,
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
,
Smiths Falls,
Merrickville (the birthplace of Sir John Merrick) and
Manotick.
The highest point in the valley is
Carnahan Lake. The valley is home to about 620,000 people.
External links
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority- (rvca.ca)
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority- (rideauvalley.on.ca)
Ottawa Gatineau Watershed Atlas (OGWA)
Valleys of Ontario
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