Canal Engineers usually built an aqueduct or culvert to carry the Ohio & Erie Canal over a tributary entering the Cuyahoga River. Here, however, they allowed the small, intermittent stream to flow directly into the canal as a feeder. A mud catcher, the small dam where the stream enters the canal, was built to hold back silt and debris that might clog the canal. The deposits that collected behind the mud catcher were dug out during the dry season.

Location: About 3/10 of a mile north of Station Road Bridge Trailhead (60K) on the Towpath Trail.

Last Updated: Wednesday, 22-Dec-2004 09:50:48 Eastern Standard Time
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