Inglis Falls

One of three waterfalls that surround the city of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, Inglis Falls is the largest and most impressive.[1] It is also the most visited.[2]

A large section of Inglis Falls, mid-summer 2018

Situated in the heart of the 200-hectare Inglis Falls Conservation Area, Inglis Falls is an 18-metre-high (59 ft) cascade, created by the Sydenham River meeting the edge of the Niagara Escarpment. Swimming is prohibited in the entire area but it is possible to hike down to the base of the waterfall.[3] The Conservation Area includes 7.42 km of hiking and mountain bike trails.[4]

The Area has 20 species of ferns, a variety of birds and geological potholes. In the late fall, salmon arrive at the river to spawn.[5]

The property has been owned by the North Grey Region Conservation Authority, now the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority, since 1960.[6]

History
Closeup of the upper cascades

At one time, the water over the falls was partially diverted for hydro electric power generation, grain milling, woolen milling and as drinking water for Owen Sound.

Scottish immigrant Peter Inglis built a four-storey grist mill at the top of the falls in 1862, replacing a partially-completed gristmill that had been built in 1842 by millwright Mr. Elliot.[7] The Inglis mill was torn down in the 1870s and replaced with a woolen mill on the east side of the river. That mill burned down in 1885 and was rebuilt but burned down again in 1901. It was not rebuilt; instead, a sawmill was built a quarter mile downstream of the falls.[8] A plant to filter water for Owen Sound residents was built in 1910; its ruins are still on site.[9]

The Inglis family owned a mill at or near the falls until 1932 when the city obtained the property. Another individual, Emil Henkel, operated the mill until 1945 when it was extensively damaged by fire. The Conservation Area still contains a stone family home, a ruined mill below the falls and millstones.[10][11]

Sources
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References
  1. "Waterfalls, Inglis". Great Lakes Waterfalls. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. "Waterfalls, Inglis". Toronto Hiking. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. "Inglis Falls, Owen Sound". It's About Travelling. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. "Inglis Falls, Owen Sound" (PDF). Visit Grey County. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. "Inglis Falls, Owen Sound". Bluewater Tourism. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. "Inglis Falls Conservation Area". Grey Sauble Conservation Authority. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. William Wye Smith. Recollections of a Nineteenth Century Scottish Canadian. p. 187. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. "Inglis Falls". Ontario's Abandoned Places. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  9. "Inglis Falls". Doors Open Ontario. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  10. "Inglis Falls Conservation Area". Grey Sauble Conservation Authority. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  11. "Inglis Falls Conservation Area". Ontario Trails. Retrieved 29 July 2018.


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