Champlain Canal
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.
Champlain Canal
328 feet (100 m)
45 ft (14 m)
300 feet (91 m)
43.5 feet (13.3 m)
12 feet (3.7 m)
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Open (seasonal)
1817
September 10, 1823
Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Washington counties, New York, US; extends from Waterford through Fort Edward to Whitehall
1823
Wright, Benjamin;
Jarvis, John B.
Transportation Canal
September 1, 1976
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.