Exploring hydro corridors in Hamilton was inspired by The Meadoway in Toronto, and exploring the hydro corridors there.
Within the urban area of Hamilton, there are 14 active hydro corridors within the area of analysis. These stretch a total length of 115 km and cover an area of 760 hectares. Below is a short inventory of those corridors. More details will follow as I explore them further.
Beach – Industrial
- Length: 6.5 km
- Area: 21.1 ha
- Average Width: 33 m
Niagara
- Length: 14.7 km
- Area: 53.5 ha
- Average Width: 36 m
Industrial
- Length: 5.0 km
- Area: 11.5 ha
- Average Width: 23 m
Gray Parkview
- Length: 5.8 km
- Area: 13.5 ha
- Average Width: 23 m
Redhill
- Length: 9.4 km
- Area: 30.2 ha
- Average Width: 32 m
Mohawk
- Length: 4.8 km
- Area: 21.4 ha
- Average Width: 45 m
South Trunk
- Length: 21.7 km
- Area: 329.0 ha
- Average Width: 152 m
Twenty Plus
- Length: 10.6 km
- Area: 31.0 ha
- Average Width: 29 m
Dundas Mountain
- Length: 7.3 km
- Area: 113.0 ha
- Average Width: 156 m
Airlink
- Length: 6.9 km
- Area: 31.9 ha
- Average Width: 46 m
Chedoke
- Length: 10.9 km
- Area: 22.9 ha
- Average Width: 21 m
Cootes (North / South)
- Length: 4.3 km / 4.2 km
- Area: 21.8 ha/ 34.4 ha
- Average Width: 51 m / 81 m
Desjardins Links
- Length: 10.9 km
- Area: 22.9 ha
- Average Width: 21 m
Metroscapes 