This is the outline of the geography of the city of Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Ottawa's current borders were formed in 2001, when the former city of Ottawa amalgamated with the ten other municipalities within the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. Ottawa is now a single-tiered Census division, home to 900,000 people.
The city centre is located at the confluence of the Ottawa and Rideau Rivers. The Ottawa River forms the entire northern boundary of the city which it shares with the province of Quebec's municipalities of Pontiac and Gatineau. The northern boundary begins in the west at Arnprior and continues east to Rockland. The boundary then turns south in a straight line, separating the former Township of Cumberland (now in Ottawa) and the City of Clarence-Rockland. It then turns west in another straight line separating the former Township of Cumberland with the municipalities of The Nation and Russell. It then turns south separating Russell from the former Township of Osgoode (now in Ottawa). That boundary runs south in a straight line, then turns west separating Osgoode from the municipality of North Dundas. That boundary runs west in a straight line before turning north separating Osgoode from the municipality of North Grenville. This is another straight line, running north until the Rideau River near Kemptville. The boundary follows the River upsteam until almost reaching Merickville. The boundary then runs in a northwest direction in a straight line with a number of jogs. It separates the municipalities of Montague, Beckwith and Mississippi Mills from the former townships of Marlborough, Goulbourn, Huntley and Fitzroy.
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What is now Ottawa was once divided geographically into 11 townships. Ten of them in the former Carleton and one (Cumberland) in the former Russell County. The ten townships of Carleton were Fitzroy, Gloucester, Goulbourn, Huntley, March, Marlborough, Nepean, North Gower, Osgoode and Torbolton.
The highest point in the city is 166 m (545 ft) above sea level, and is located 2.6 km SSE of Manion Corners (45° 14' 5" N; 76° 3' 3" W). [1] The lowest point in the city is the Ottawa River, at 44m above sea level.
Ward | Highest point | Elevation (aprox.) |
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West Carleton-March Ward | 2.6 km SSE of Manion Corners | 166m |
Rideau-Goulbourn Ward | Jenkinson Road Quarry | 150m+ |
College Ward | Near Richmond Road and Hope Side Road | 130m+ |
Kanata South Ward | Castlefrank Rd Reservoir | 130m+ |
Kanata North Ward | Near Richardson Road and Carp River | 127m |
Stittsville Ward | Somewhere in south Stittsville | 120m+ |
Osgoode Ward | Near Rideau Rd and Bank Street | 120m+ |
Cumberland Ward | Quigley Hill | 120m+ |
Knoxdale-Merivale Ward | Cedarview Road at Cedarhill Drive | 120m+ |
Barrhaven Ward | Highway 416, Cedar Hill Estates | 120m+ |
Bay Ward | Ottawa - Nepean Tent & Trailer Park | 110m+ |
Gloucester-Southgate Ward | Macdonald-Cartier International Airport | 110m+ |
River Ward | Macdonald-Cartier International Airport | 110m+ |
Gloucester-Southgate Ward | Macdonald-Cartier International Airport | 110m+ |
Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward | Quarry Park, Rothwell Heights | 110m+ |
Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward | Brunel Street, Finter Quarries | 110m+ |
Alta Vista Ward | Alta Vista | 100m+ |
Innes Ward | Near Innes Road and Viseneau Dr | 90m+ |
Orleans Ward | Innes Road and Mer Bleu Road | 90m+ |
Capital Ward | Bank St and Walkley Rd | 90m+ |
Somerset Ward | Nanny Goat Hill | 80m+ |
Kitchissippi Ward | Carling Ave and Island Park Dr | 80m+ |
Rideau-Vanier Ward | Sandy Hill | 70m+ |
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