Jones Falls Locks

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Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Jones Falls Locks canonical 1
Jones Falls Lockstation 1
Jones Falls locks 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canal lock system ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
architecturalStyle 19th-century canal engineering ⓘ
connectedTo Sand Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
Whitefish Lake ⓘ
constructionMaterial stone ⓘ
timber (for original works) ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1827 ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
currentUse recreational boating ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
designedFor boat navigation ⓘ
commercial transport (historical) ⓘ
elevationChange approximately 18 metres ⓘ
era British colonial period in Canada ⓘ
hasPart blacksmith’s shop ⓘ
defensible lockmaster’s house ⓘ
flight of locks ⓘ
lockmaster’s house ⓘ
sluice channels ⓘ
stone arch dam at Jones Falls ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada (as part of the Rideau Canal) ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Rideau Canal) ⓘ
historicalPeriod construction during post-War of 1812 defence planning ⓘ
inception 1820s ⓘ
locatedIn Canada ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
Rideau Canal ⓘ
locatedOnWatercourse Jones Falls section of the Rideau Canal ⓘ
linked to: Rideau Canal
maintainedBy Parks Canada ⓘ
nearbyCity Kingston, Ontario ⓘ
nearbyCommunity Jones Falls, Ontario ⓘ
notableFor impressive 19th-century engineering ⓘ
large stone arch dam ⓘ
scenic setting ⓘ
numberOfLocks 4 (main flight) ⓘ
openingDate 1832 ⓘ
operator Parks Canada ⓘ
partOf Kingston–Ottawa waterway ⓘ
linked to: Rideau Canal

Rideau Canal lock system ⓘ
linked to: Rideau Canal
province Ontario ⓘ
strategicPurpose secure inland water route between Montreal and Kingston (via Rideau Canal) ⓘ
tourismActivity boating ⓘ
heritage interpretation ⓘ
hiking in surrounding area ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
waterway Rideau Canal ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rideau Canal → hasLock → Jones Falls Locks ⓘ
Jones Falls, Ontario → hasHeritageFeature → Jones Falls locks ⓘ
linked to: Jones Falls Locks
Jones Falls, Ontario → hasLockstation → Jones Falls Lockstation ⓘ
linked to: Jones Falls Locks