Dam break | Canadian Geographic
Construction of the crucial Hogs Back Dam on Ottawa's Rideau Canal almost thwarted engineers This watercolour, dated 1832, shows the completed dam system and the Hogs Back Falls by the artist Henry Byam Martin. (Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1981-42-5 Source: Dr. Nigel Davies, Gelati, Mexico. c115005k) January 8, 2021 “I was standing on top of it with forty men employed in trying to stop the leak when I felt a motion like an earthquake and instantly ordered the men to run, the stones falling from under my feet as I moved off.” —Colonel John By Today, the Rideau Canal is ...
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