City of Ottawa Water Works
Posted by: elyob
N 45° 24.994 W 075° 42.630
18T E 444409 N 5029472
The best access to this site is from Old Wellington.
Waymark Code: WMB697
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/10/2011
Views: 36
Constructed in 1874, Ottawa's original water supply system was located in the Fleet Street pumping station. This station used the hydraulic energy of the Ottawa River's Chaudiere Falls to pump untreated river water into a distribution system. Remarkably, the station remains in operation today providing re-pumping of purified water as well as generating electricity. [City of Ottawa web site]
Year photo was taken: 1880s
|
Visit Instructions:
To log a visit to each spot you are required to take your own photo. Alternatively you can tell a story about your own experience at the location or any unique information about that location to count as a visit.