Oswego Canal

Oswego Canal
Specifications
Length	23.7 miles (38.1 km)
Maximum boat length	300 ft 0 in (91.44 m)
Maximum boat beam	43 ft 6 in (13.3 m)
Locks	7
Maximum height above sea level	363 ft (111 m)
Status	open
Navigation authority	New York State Canal Corporation
History
Date completed	1828 (1828)
Geography
Start point	Oswego, New York, on Lake Ontario (43°28′33″N 76°30′58″W / 43.4757°N 76.5161°W / 43.4757; -76.5161)
End point	confluence of Seneca and Oneida River (43°12′05″N 76°16′49″W / 43.2014°N 76.2804°W / 43.2014; -76.2804)
Branch of	New York State Canal System
Connects to	Erie Canal
Route map Legend St. Lawrence Seaway to Gulf of St. Lawrence Rideau Canal to Ottawa River Trent–Severn Waterway to Georgian Bay Welland Canal to Lake Erie Canada United States Lake Ontario O8 Oswego O7 Oswego O6 Oswego O5 Minetto O3 Fulton O2 Fulton O1 Phoenix Erie Canal East to the Hudson River West to Lake Erie This diagram: view talk edit

The Oswego Canal is a canal in the New York State Canal System located in New York, United States. Opened in 1828, it is 23.7 miles (38.1 km) in length, and connects the Erie Canal at Three Rivers (near Liverpool) to Lake Ontario at Oswego. The canal has a depth of 14 ft (4.3 m), with seven locks spanning the 118 ft (36 m) change in elevation.

The modern canal essentially follows the route of the Oswego River, canalized with locks & dams. Three locks, with a total lift of 45.6 feet (13.9 m) take boats over what had been a steep set of rapids at the city of Oswego. This is the only route from the Atlantic/Hudson River system to Lake Ontario fully within the United States.