Champlain Canal

Champlain Canal
Lock C-12 in Whitehall, New York
Map
Modern route of the Champlain Canal
LocationNew York State
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43°26′31″N 73°26′48″W / 43.44194°N 73.44667°W / 43.44194; -73.44667
Specifications
Lock length328 feet (100 m)
Lock width45 ft (14 m)
Maximum boat length300 feet (91 m)
Maximum boat beam43.5 feet (13.3 m)
Maximum boat draft12 feet (3.7 m)
Locks11
StatusOpen (seasonal)
History
Date approved1817
Date completedSeptember 10, 1823
Geography
Start pointHudson River
End pointLake Champlain
Branch ofNew York State Canal System
Connects toErie Canal
Route map
Lake Champlain
C12
Whitehall
C11
Comstock
C9
Smiths Basin
C8
Town of Fort Edward
C7
Village of Fort Edward
Hudson River
Crockers Reef Guard Gate
C6
Fort Miller
C5
Northumberland
C4
Stillwater
C3
Mechanicville
C2
Halfmoon
C1
Waterford
Troy Federal Lock
Champlain Canal
LocationRensselaer, Saratoga, and Washington counties, New York, US; extends from Waterford through Fort Edward to Whitehall
Built1823
ArchitectWright, Benjamin;
Jarvis, John B.
Architectural styleTransportation Canal
NRHP reference No.76001274 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 1976

The Champlain Canal is a 60-mile (97 km) canal in New York that connects the Hudson River to the south end of Lake Champlain. It was simultaneously constructed with the Erie Canal for use by commercial vessels, fully opening in 1823. Today, it is mostly used by recreational boaters as part of the New York State Canal System and Lakes to Locks Passage.

Water for the highest portion comes from the Hudson River via the Glens Falls Feeder Canal, from above the drop at Glens Falls, New York.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.