Wiley-Dondero Canal

Wiley-Dondero Canal
Wiley-Dondero Canal
	Ship traversing the Eisenhower Lock
Location	St. Lawrence County, New York
Country	United States
Coordinates	44°58′46″N 74°50′58″W / 44.97937°N 74.84956°W
Specifications
Length	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Lock length	766 feet (233 m)
Lock width	80 ft (24 m)
Maximum boat length	740 feet (230 m)
Maximum boat beam	78 feet (24 m)
Maximum boat draft	26.5 feet (8.1 m)
Locks	2
Total rise	83 feet (25 m)
Navigation authority	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
History
Former names	Long Sault Canal
Geography
Connects to	St. Lawrence River

The Wiley-Dondero Canal is a section of the St. Lawrence Seaway in New York, United States, with a length of 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi). ^[1]^[2]

The US Army Corps of Engineers planned and supervised the Wiley-Dondero Canal to bypass the Long Sault.^[3] ^[4] Actual construction was performed by Peter Kiewit Sons Co., Morrison-Knudsen Co., Perini Corp., Utah Construction Co., and Walsh Construction Co.^[5]^[4]

Located near Massena, New York, the seaway provides a total lift of 83 feet (25 m) from the Eisenhower Lock and the Bertrand H. Snell Lock, which are the two locks in the canal.^[6]^[7]

Originally known as the Long Sault Canal, it was later renamed the Wiley-Dondero Canal.^[6]^[8] Construction was complicated by the need to avoid interrupting the waterflow to nearby hydroelectric installations.

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