Lock 11-12 - Ranney Falls
Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site
Ranney Falls Locks are the first of two flight locks on the Waterway. Locks 11/12 are located at the south end of the Town of Campbellford. A short walk to the nearby suspension bridge to Ferris Provincial Park and the Rotary Trail offer excellent opportunities to stretch the legs. An excellent range of services is available nearby including a hospital, in this town of 3400 people.
Recent upgrades at Ranney Falls Generating Station allow for more efficient passing of water through the facility’s spillways and generators, increasing the velocity of river flows around the dam. Even boaters with experience in this area of the Trent-Severn Waterway are advised to take additional precautions. For more information visit the Ontario Power Generation website.
Getting here
- Address: 15 Trent Dr, Campbellford, Ontario
- Nautical chart: #2021 (more on Nautical charts)
- Kilometer marker: 47.8 km (mile 29.7)
- GPS: 44°17'24"N 77°48'04"W
Hours of Operation
Contact:
- Phone number: (705) 653 - 3053
- Email address: trentsevern@pc.gc.ca
Navigational data
- Lock length: 46.9 m (154 ft)
- Lock width: 9.7 m (32 ft)
- Average lift: 14.6 m (48 ft)
- Max. mooring period: 5 nights
Facilities and services
- Overnight mooring
- Camping
- Washrooms
- Potable water
- Picnic area
- Visitor information
History
Constructed: 1910-1915
The site of an early timber slide, an artificial canal cut was built branching off the west side of the river to accommodate the dams, industries and bridges that existed in Campbellford. This flight lock (2 locks together) enabled vessels to bypass Ranney Falls. A private power plant was built adjacent to the locks and today you can also visit the Ranney Gorge Suspension Bridge located nearby.
Local tourism
- Trent-Severn Trail Towns (Campbellford)
- Downtown Campbellford
- Trent Hills & District Chamber of Commerce
Phone number: (705) 653-1551 or 1-888-653-1556
- Northumberland Tourism
Phone number: (905) 372-3329 ext 2257 or 2237 or 1-866-401-3278
- Municipality of Trent Hills
Phone number: 1-888-653-1556
- Kawarthas Northumberland
Google Street View
Videos
Parks Canada on Youtube
Related links
- Lock 1 - Trenton
- Lock 2 - Sydney
- Lock 3 - Glen Miller
- Lock 4 - Batawa
- Lock 5 - Trent
- Lock 6 - Frankford
- Lock 7 - Glen Ross
- Lock 8 - Percy Reach
- Lock 9 - Meyers
- Lock 10 - Hagues Reach
- Lock 13 - Campbellford
- Lock 14 - Crowe Bay
- Lock 15 - Healey Falls
- Lock 16 / 17 - Healey Falls Flight Lock
- Lock 18 - Hastings
- Lock 19 - Scotts Mills
- Lock 20 - Ashburnham
- Lock 21 - Peterborough Lift Lock
- Lock 22 - Nassau Mills
- Lock 23 - Otonabee
- Lock 24 - Douro
- Lock 25 - Sawer Creek
- Lock 26 - Lakefield
- Lock 27 - Young's Point
- Lock 28 - Burleigh Falls
- Lock 30 - Lovesick
- Lock 31 - Buckhorn
- Lock 32 - Bobcaygeon
- Lock 33 - Lindsay
- Lock 34 - Fenelon Falls
- Lock 35 - Rosedale
- Lock 36 - Kirkfield
- Lock 37 - Bolsover
- Lock 38 - Talbot
- Lock 39 - Portage
- Lock 40 - Thorah
- Lock 41 - Gamebridge
- Lock 42 - Couchiching
- Lock 43 - Swift Rapids
- Lock 44 - Big Chute Marine Railway
- Lock 45 - Port Severn
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