deleterious. adjective (Formal) harmful, bad, damaging, destructive, detrimental, hurtful, pernicious, ruinous, prejudicial, injurious Fear of crime is having a deleterious effect on society. adjective.
In 1987, the south bank of the canal became part of the National Ice Age Trail. Maps and more information are available at the Portage Area Chamber of Commerce, Located at the corner of Wisconsin and Cook Streets, Downtown Portage.
Portage gets its name because, long before the canal was here, it was a well known portage for traders. Below are views of the Wisconsin River where State Highway 33 crosses the river. Below are views of the lock gates that handled the small elevation difference between the canal and the Wisconsin River.