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START
/ FINISH:
-Fourth Chute. 8 km east of Eganville. |
HEIGHT
OF FALLS:
-cascading waterfall |
RIVER
/ STREAM:
-Bonnechere River |
ACCESS/WALKING:
-Easy |
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BEST VIEWING
LOCATIONS:
-Walk down beside the falls on the either
side of the road.
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SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS:
-Be careful near the waters edge, the
rocks and the fast moving current.
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NEARBY
ATTRACTIONS :
-Eganville
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Fourth Chute, Bonnechere
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| Fourth
Chute, Bonnechere |
Information
The Fourth
Chute, 8 km east of Eganville, is one of five spectacular waterfalls on
the Bonnechere River. The Chute is the site of the Bonnechere Caves. The
limestone caves were carved out by water after the last ice age about
10,00 years ago. The Bonnechere River travels 145 km from its source in
Algonquin Park to the Ottawa River at Castleford. The Bonnechere River,
while the smallest of the major tributaries of the Ottawa River, drains
an area half the size of Prince Edward Island. This watershed provides
productive farmland, substantial forests, and scenic landscape along its
course. The river has many calm stretches, with intermittent rapids and
waterfalls. Log drivers built chutes around these obstacles, and later
dams were built to produce hydroelectricity.
How
to get there
From Hwy 41 at Eganville turn onto Fourth Chute road (going east) and
travel 8 km. Park on the left just before the bridge crossing the Bonnechere
River.
Directions
- Walk down the
banks of the Bonnechere River beside the falls on either side of the
road. The large flat rocks beside the chute are an excellent place
to enjoy a picnic.
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