The Trent-Severn Waterway

The Trent-Severn Waterway is a picturesque 386 km (240 miles) connection between the Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario. The route passes through many locks, including two of the highest hydraulic lift locks in the world—one being Lock 21 in Peterborough. The Otonabee River is short in length and is actually two very different rivers. The upper portion runs from Katchiwanooka Lake to Peterborough’s Little Lake, and is surrounded by limestone and cedar-lined shores. The lower level travels along treed shorelines to Rice Lake. The Otonabee River is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway system and flows into Rice Lake. Hastings is where Rice Lake flows into the Trent River.