{"id":2252,"date":"2009-03-23T18:31:08","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T22:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/2009\/03\/23\/following-riviere-st-pierre-underground-through-lachine\/"},"modified":"2013-01-21T12:03:06","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T17:03:06","slug":"following-riviere-st-pierre-underground-through-lachine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2009\/03\/23\/following-riviere-st-pierre-underground-through-lachine\/","title":{"rendered":"Following Riviere St. Pierre Under Lachine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nInside the Rockfield combined sewer overflow conduit <\/span><\/p>\n

Picking up from where we last left off<\/a>, this stretch takes us through the inside of the Cote-St-Luc collector sewer at the northern edge of Lachine. From here it snakes its way southwards towards the Lachine canal, never straying too far from the original course of Riviere St. Pierre. Approximate round-travel distance: 4 kilometers.<\/p>\n

I never look forward to having to cover larger distances inside sewers here in Montreal. The depth will vary, but 2-3 feet tends to be the norm. That might not seem like a lot, but when you factor in the speed at which it\u2019s flowing and the amount of gear these types of trips can entail, it doesn\u2019t take long before it starts to feel like a solid cardiovascular workout. This is especially true when you\u2019re walking against the flow.<\/p>\n

Here’s a general overview showing the CSL collector (the darker red line), the estimated path of Riviere St. Pierre and a few of the features described below.<\/p>\n