Aerial photos show a region besieged by water, even as flooding subsides

Transport Canada captured images over Ottawa and area on Saturday

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Caption: The same area of Cumberland is at the top, while Masson-Angers in Gatineau is on the bottom. (Transport Canada)

Transport Canada's latest aerial photos of the Ottawa River offer more evidence of the destructive power of this spring's flooding, even as water levels begin to subside.
A Transport Canada photographer captured the images on Saturday, several days after an earlier flight surveyed the flood zone from Petawawa, Ont., to Repetigny, Que.
Water levels peaked throughout most of the region on Thursday. Here was the view from the sky on the weekend.

Quyon

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Caption: The Quyon Ferry access road and dock is at the bottom of the photo. (Transport Canada)

Constance Bay

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Caption: Flooded homes and cottages line the shore of Constance Bay. (Transport Canada)

Britannia

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Caption: The water treatment plant is to the left, Britannia Beach to the right. (Transport Canada)

Westboro

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Caption: The Champlain Bridge, with flooding near Churchill Avenue North and Westboro Beach at the top right. (Transport Canada)

The core

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Caption: The Chaudière Falls area, including the Chaudière Crossing and Portage Bridge. (Transport Canada)

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Caption: The Hull Marina is at the bottom left, and the flooded path behind Parliament Hill is can be seen at top right. (Transport Canada)

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Caption: Pointe-Gatineau, where the Gatineau and Ottawa rivers meet. (Transport Canada)

Lac-Beauchamp

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Caption: The boulevard Hurtubise and rue Campeau area of Lac-Beauchamp in Gatineau. (Transport Canada)

Orléans

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Caption: Petrie Island in east Ottawa remained largely submerged on Saturday. (Transport Canada)

Cumberland

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Caption: The Morin Road area of Cumberland. (Transport Canada)

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Caption: The same area of Cumberland is at the top of this image, with Masson-Angers in Gatineau at the bottom. (Transport Canada)

Masson-Angers

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Caption: Chemin du Fer à Cheval in east Gatineau. (Transport Canada)

Clarence-Rockland

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Caption: Flooding along the main street of Rockland, Ont. (Transport Canada)

Papineauville

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Caption: The rue Lionel and Highway 148 area of Papineauville, Que., one of the communities under a state of emergency. (Transport Canada)