Lock 44 - Big Chute marine railway
Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site
Big Chute Marine Railway is a short drive from Coldwater. It is the only marine railway of its kind in North America. Big Chute has large grounds for picnicking and boater camping.
Getting here
Address: 7001 Upper Big Chute Rd, Coldwater, Ontario
Nautical chart: #2029 (more on Nautical charts)
Kilometer marker: 374.1 km (mile 232.5)
GPS: 44°53'05.8"N 79°40'28.2"W
Hours of Operation
Contact:
- Phone number: (705) 756 - 8802
- Email address: trentsevern@pc.gc.ca
Navigational data
- Lock length: 30.5 m (100 ft)
- Lock width: 7.3 m (24 ft)
- Average lift: 17.7 m (58 ft)
- Max. mooring period: 2 nights
Facilities and services
- Overnight mooring
- Camping
- Washrooms
- Potable water
- Picnic area
- Visitor information
History
Constructed: 1917; 1923; 1978
In 1914 contracts were awarded to build locks to connect the Severn River to Georgian Bay with one of the locks being #44. Wartime shortages stalled the start of construction, but the first marine railway was built in 1917 and then replaced in 1923. The current marine railway was opened to the public in 1978 and has been instrumental in halting the spread of sea lamprey to inland lakes.
Tourism information
- Southeast Georgian Bay Chamber of Commerce
Phone number: (705) 756-4863
- Simcoe County - Huronia Tourism Association
Phone number: (705) 726-9300 ext 220 or 1-800-487-6642
- Muskoka Tourism
Phone number: 1-800-267-9700
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 11-12 - Ranney Falls
- 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 45 - Port Severn
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