High Level Pumping Station

The High Level Pumping Station operates with ten pumps that move water from Lake Ontario to the northern sections of Toronto through an extensive distribution system.

Built in 1906 on the former Yorkville Waterworks site, the station expanded in 1910 to accommodate water supply needs for Toronto's growing northern districts.

The station received heritage status in 1985, preserving its architectural elements as a testament to early 20th-century municipal infrastructure development.

The facility functions as Toronto's Central Control, monitoring four filtration plants, twenty-one pumping stations, ten reservoirs, and four elevated tanks across the city.

Engineers at this location maintain continuous surveillance of water pressures, flows, and storage levels through a computerized system that operates twenty-four hours daily.

Location: Ontario

GPS coordinates: 43.67850,-79.40210

Latest update: March 5, 2025 18:29