New York State Canal System

New York State Canal System
Location	Upstate New York
Country	United States
Specifications
Length	525 miles (845 km)
Lock length	328 ft (100 m)
Lock width	45 ft (14 m)
Maximum boat draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Status	Open
Navigation authority	New York State Canal Corporation
Geography
Branch(es)	Erie Canal, Champlain Canal, Oswego Canal, Cayuga–Seneca Canal
New York State Barge Canal
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Lock 30 at Macedon, 2006
Location	17 counties in upstate New York
Area	36.7 square miles (95 km2)
Built	1905–63
Architect	New York State Engineer's and Surveyor's Office: Edward Bond Austin, Frank Martin Williams, David Alexander Watt, A.A. Conger, William R. Davis
NRHP reference No.	14000860[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 2014
Designated NHLD	December 23, 2016
Route map Legend Richelieu River to St. Lawrence Seaway Canada United States Lake Champlain Vermont New York 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 Champlain Canal Erie Canal Troy Federal Lock Hudson River to New York Bay E2 Waterford E3 Waterford E4 Waterford E5 Waterford E6 Crescent GG1 Crescent GG2 Crescent E7 Vischer Ferry E8 Scotia E9 Rotterdam E10 Cranesville E11 Amsterdam E12 Tribes Hill E13 Yosts E14 Canajoharie E15 Fort Plain E16 St. Johnsville GG3 Indian Castle E17 Little Falls GG4 Little Falls E18 Jacksonburg GG5 Herkimer E19 Frankfort E20 Whitesboro GG6 Rome GG7 Rome E21 New London E22 New London Oneida Lake E23 Brewton 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 Oswego Canal Onondaga Lake E24 Baldwinsville Cross Lake Cayuga–Seneca Canal CS1 Cayuga Cayuga Lake CS2 CS3 Seneca Falls CS4 Waterloo Seneca Lake E25 Mays Point E26 Clyde E27 Lyons E28A Lyons E28B Newark E29 Palmyra E30 Macedon GG9 Bushnell's Basin GG10 Cartersville E32 Pittsford E33 Rochester East Guard Lock Genesee River West Guard Lock GG11 Spencerport GG12 Brockport GG13 Holley GG14 Albion GG15 Medina GG16 Middleport GG17 Gasport E34 Lockport E35 Lockport GG18 Pendleton Niagara River United States Canada Black Rock Channel Black Rock Lock Lake Erie Welland Canal to Lake Ontario Detroit River to Lake St. Clair GG = Guard Gate This diagram: view talk edit

The New York State Canal System (formerly known as the New York State Barge Canal) is a successor to the Erie Canal and other canals within New York. The 525-mile (845 km) system is composed of the Erie Canal, the Oswego Canal, the Cayuga–Seneca Canal, and the Champlain Canal.^[2] In 2014 the entire system was listed as a national historic district on the National Register of Historic Places,^[1] and in 2016 it was designated a National Historic Landmark.^[3]

The Erie Canal connects the Hudson River to Lake Erie; the Cayuga–Seneca Canal connects Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake to the Erie Canal; the Oswego Canal connects the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario; and the Champlain Canal connects the Hudson River to Lake Champlain.