Here the Canal meets the Tualatin River. The park has two parts but only the west part was accessible from this entrance.
Friday, August 5, 2022
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The Oswego Lake Canal headgate was installed in 1905-1906, more than three decades after the opening of the canal linking the Tualatin River to Oswego Lake. The canal diverts a portion of the river flow into the lake. The gate was installed in the center of a wooden crib dam. Engineers reinforced the stonewalled channel with gunite at a later date. The heavy wooden gate is 13 feet high and approximately 6 feet wide. Two men turned the large crank handle to raise the original gate.