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Rideau Migratory Bird Sanctuary

44.8989° N, 75.8691° W

Rideau Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Ontario. 44.8989° N, 75.8691° W

Migratory bird sanctuary, 7.52 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/rideau-migratory-bird-sanctuary/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Rideau Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a 7.52 km² migratory bird sanctuary beside Merrickville, in Ontario. It was established in 1957.

Area
7.52 km²
Established
1957

Conditions today

7.5 °C

Wind WSW 4 km/h

Observed at Smiths Falls, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: Smiths Falls (local forecast), as of 3:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:42 a.m.
Sunrise
7:11 a.m.
Sunset
6:29 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:58 p.m.
Moonrise
6:03 a.m.
Moonset
5:47 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Official record

Designation
Migratory bird sanctuary
Managed by
Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Region

Names

  • Refuge d'oiseaux migrateurs RideauFrench form