A concrete structure surrounded by bushes.
Plaque:
“RIDEAU RIVER AT OTTAWA -
THIS RIVER GAUGING STATION WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1971 BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA IN CO-OPERATION WITH CARLETON UNIVERSITY ITS PURPOSE IS TO OBTAIN DATA ON WATER FLOW AND QUALITY FOR THE RIDEAU RIVER AND TO SERVE AS A TRAINING FACILITY FOR UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY.
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STATION DE JAUGEAGE -
CETTE STATION A ETÉ CONSTRUITE EN 1971 PAR ENVIRONNEMENT CANADA, EN COLLABORATION AVEC CUNIVERSITE CARLETON, POUR RECUEILLIR DES DONNÉES SUR LE DÉBIT ET LA QUALITE DES EAUX DE LA RIVIÈRE RIDEAU ET SERVIR À LA FORMATION JUNIVERSITAIRE ET TECHNIQUE.”
In front of Carleton U’s Herzberg Laboratories on University Drive at the Rideau River is a small structure: hydrometric gauge to record water flow. Built in 1971, it faces Vincent Massey Park where there’d long been a twin structure. #Ottawa #CarletonUniversity www.instagram.com/p/DMh-snGAQIu/