The canal is in the lower half of the image ; a bridge crosses over the canal (lower right) ; houses in distant background. The image was originally misidentified as "12 Mile Creek at Welland Vale, St. Catharines, ON" with additional probably false information: "Ridley College can be seen to the right in the distance."
Sitting slightly to the left of the big rock is a small boy. Cripps Eddy circa 1970. The rock around which the 'tide' used to swirl is shown high and dry since 1962 when water was diverted for the Robert Moses Generating Station.