A legend dating to the 18th century tells of a white horse that would emerge from the Rivière des Prairies to terrorize villagers and ravage crops.

When the cable connecting the ferry to the shore broke and started to drift downstream, the horse escaped at the rapids.

[16] The river cleanliness is usually good according to the RSMA (Réseau de suivi du milieu aquatique) water testing that is done weekly during warm weather.

[17] The river temperature can be found on the RSMA (Réseau de suivi du milieu aquatique) water quality report, it peaks at 25 °C (77 °F) in the months of July and August.

19th century historical maps show boundary lines of the farmers fields using the Seigneurial system with names associated to the land.

[18] From East to West the names on the Henry Whitmer Hopkins map dating from 1879 are: Aerial photographs of 1947[19][20] show that the Cheval Blanc land was agricultural at that time.

[24] According to the Gouvernement du Québec and Natural Resources Canada, a public park was created in 1997 on the site of a former sewage treatment plant.

[31] On August 8, 2019, the City of Montreal announced a plan to include the Rapides du Cheval Blanc Park into the future Grand Parc de l'Ouest.

After sunset, in the months of June and July, fireflies can be seen in the eastern woods on the fenced bicycle path that is west of 5th Avenue North street.

Wild animals that can be found on the land near the rapids are rabbits, squirrels, snakes, chipmunks, turtles, cardinals, seagulls, sandpipers, herons, ducks, geese, chickadees and finches.

[45][46] The city of Montreal has given the Cheval Blanc rapids the designation of RDP 180 and tests the water quality during the summer (RSMA Le Réseau de suivi du milieu aquatique).