Chutes, there's a cache! 🌊 Traditional Cache

This cache is my largest yet! As for parking I can not say where would be best due to the incredible amount of construction in the area that changes day-to-day. A bike ride would be your best bet if you ask me, I have set the trail head to the bridge I took to get there behind the war museum!

I have lived in Ottawa for over 8 years and only recently found this beautiful lookout spot a few weeks back, and I thought others may enjoy it too! I believe this area was closed for construction for an extended period, but it's operational now. 

Water and electricity working in tandem to keep the capital lights on! 

A Brief History of Chaudière Falls (Chutes Chaudière):

INDUSTRIAL PAST

Powering Bytown’s Future - Chaudière Falls energized Ottawa’s industrial boom of the mid-1800s by providing water power for the vast complex of lumber mills and factories that once occupied the shoreline of the Ottawa River.

Canada’s oldest hydro generator - On nearby Victoria Island is Generating Station No. 2 – commissioned by E.H. Bronson in 1891. The heritage-designated building was restored and refurbished in 2001.

Booth Mill Box Shop & Powerhouse - Two of a handful of buildings to survive the Great Fire of 1900, they were part of J.R. Booth’s lumber empire. These lumber barons fueled the prosperity and growth of Ottawa.

Booth Street Bridge - The original Chaudière crossing was the first bridge between Upper and Lower Canada (now Ontario and Quebec). The current bridge, built by the Dominion Bridge Company, opened in 1919.

GREEN POWER

Powerhouse - Energized in 2017, the new five-storey powerhouse is built entirely below ground. Its four turbines generate enough clean electricity to power 20,000 homes and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 115,000 tonnes each year.

Ring Dam - Built between 1907 and 1909, the Ring Dam regulates water flow through the Chaudière complex. It has been staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, ever since it went into service.

Eco-friendly design - This modern generating station is designed to protect wildlife. It is the first station on the Ottawa River to install a bypass system and an eel ladder to help endangered American eels migrate safely. The future is clean energy. The future is now. Every day, we work to be a leader in clean, green, sustainable power generation. Chaudière Falls has six run-of-the-river hydroelectric facilities harnessing the natural flow of the river, while producing no waste and emitting no carbon dioxide.

For more info or to book a tour; visit: Chaudière Falls Website