A report on New York State Canal System

Lock 30 at Macedon, 2006
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Present-day Erie Canal near Bushnell's Basin, southeast of Rochester, New York
Lock 27 in Lyons, New York

Successor to the Erie Canal and other canals within New York.

- New York State Canal System
Lock 30 at Macedon, 2006

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Erie Canal

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Historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie.

Historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie.

Erie Canal map c. 1840
Aqueduct over the Mohawk River at Rexford, one of 32 navigable aqueducts on the Erie Canal
The Mohawk Valley, running east and west, cuts a natural pathway (water gap) between the Catskill Mountains to the south and the Adirondack Mountains to the north.
Profile of the original canal
Operations at Lockport, New York, in 1839
Stonework of lock abandoned because of route change, at Durhamville, New York
An original five-step lock structure crossing the Niagara Escarpment at Lockport, now without gates and used as a cascade for excess water
Erie Canal lock in Lockport, New York
1853 map of New York canals emboldened, center: the Erie Canal; other lines: railroads, rivers and county borders
Lithograph of the Erie Canal at Lockport, New York c. 1855. Published for Herrman J. Meyer, 164 William Street, New York City.
Aqueduct over Nine Mile Creek north of Camillus, New York, built in 1841 and abandoned c. 1918; one of 32 navigable aqueducts on the Erie Canal, it has since been restored.
Upstream view of the downstream lock at Lock 32, Pittsford, New York
Map of the "Water Level Routes" of the New York Central Railroad (purple), West Shore Railroad (red) and Erie Canal (blue)
Rochester, New York, aqueduct c. 1890
Two "low" lift bridges in Lockport, New York, July 2010
The modern Erie Canal has 34 locks, which are painted with the blue and gold colors of the New York State Canal System.
Gateway Harbor in North Tonawanda, about 1000 ft from the present-day western terminus of the Erie Canal where it connects to the Niagara River
The Old Erie Canal and its towpath at Kirkville, New York, within Old Erie Canal State Historic Park
Buffalo's Erie Canal Commercial Slip in Spring 2008
Erie Canal Lock 18, Cohoes, New York
Old Erie Canal State Historic Park, DeWitt, New York
The modern single lock at the Niagara Escarpment

The canal remains open to traffic as part of the New York State Canal System.

Oswego Canal

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The Oswego Canal is a canal in the New York State Canal System located in New York, United States.

Perspective map of Mechanicville from the late 19th century by L.R. Burleigh showing the Champlain Canal and Hudson River

Champlain Canal

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60 mi canal in New York that connects the Hudson River to the south end of Lake Champlain.

60 mi canal in New York that connects the Hudson River to the south end of Lake Champlain.

Perspective map of Mechanicville from the late 19th century by L.R. Burleigh showing the Champlain Canal and Hudson River
Tug and barge on the Champlain Canal during the 1980s
Second-generation water supply locks (the five combines), built to supply water from the Hudson River to the Champlain canal, Glens Falls Feeder, Fort Edward, NY. Also utilized as secondary locks to navigate from Glen's Falls to Champlain canal. Not in use.

Today, it is mostly used by recreational boaters as part of the New York State Canal System and Lakes to Locks Passage.

Cayuga–Seneca Canal

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Canal in New York, United States.

Canal in New York, United States.

The Seneca River
Lock on the Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Cayuga–Seneca Canal from Seneca Lake State Park, Geneva, New York.
Cayuga–Seneca Canal at the Northern tip of Seneca Lake.
Cayuga–Seneca Canal from Seneca Falls, New York.

It is now part of the New York State Canal System.

New York State Canal Corporation

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The New York State Canal Corporation is a New York State public-benefit corporation responsible for the oversight, administration and maintenance of the New York State Canal System, which consists of the Erie Canal, Cayuga–Seneca Canal, Oswego Canal and Champlain Canal.

Lake Ontario shoreline in Mississauga, Ontario

Lake Ontario

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One of the five Great Lakes of North America.

One of the five Great Lakes of North America.

Lake Ontario shoreline in Mississauga, Ontario
Lake Ontario and the other Great Lakes
Lake Ontario Basin
View from Fort Ontario, Oswego, New York
Historic cannon at Fort Niagara; Toronto across the lake
Map of Lac de Frontenac (now Lake Ontario), showing Teiaiagon and Lac Taronto (now Lake Simcoe).
Wetlands on a lakeshore
Lake Sturgeon were abundant in 1860 and had been driven to near extinction by 1960.
Winter scene on Toronto Bay in 1835
Marina in Port Dalhousie, Ontario
Victoria Beach, Cobourg, Ontario
Fishing at Pierhead Light in Oswego, New York, c. 1900. Fort Ontario behind.
Olcott Light, Olcott, New York
Sodus Point Light, Sodus Point, New York
Toronto fire boats and police marine unit
The Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway at Hamilton, Ontario
Satellite image during late autumn
The lake seen from dead end of Dutch St.; Huron, New York (A sparsely populated neighboring town of Wolcott, New York)
Sandbanks Provincial Park
Bathers at Southwick Beach State Park, eastern shore of Lake Ontario, New York State
Sodus Outer Light, Sodus Bay, New York
View of Lake Ontario from Toronto's CN Tower, showing Toronto Harbour, Toronto Islands, and the island airport
Pier in Oakville, Ontario
Scarborough Bluffs
Lake Ontario from Prince Edward County, Ontario
The shorelines of Lake Ontario, near the Rouge Beach park in Scarborough, ON

The Oswego Canal connects the lake at Oswego to the New York State Canal System, with outlets to the Hudson River, Lake Erie, and Lake Champlain.

Hudson River

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315 mi river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York in the United States.

315 mi river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York in the United States.

The Hudson River Watershed, including the Hudson and Mohawk rivers
The mouth of the Hudson (yellow), located between Jersey City and New York City
The Hudson River flowing out of Henderson Lake in Tahawus
The river from Poughkeepsie, looking north.
The river between Hudson Waterfront in New Jersey (left) and Manhattan (right)
The bulk carrier Nord Angel breaking ice on the Hudson
Robert Havell, Jr., View of the Hudson River from Tarrytown, c. 1866
The Erie Canal in Amsterdam, New York
The George Washington Bridge links Upper Manhattan and Fort Lee, New Jersey
The Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival, 2009
US Airways Flight 1549 after landing on the waters of the Hudson River in January 2009
North River by George Bellows, 1908, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Norrie Point Environmental Center in Staatsburg, headquarters of the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
Debris floating on the river near the World Trade Center, 1973
A juvenile house sparrow by the Hudson River

The New York State Canal System, the successor to the Erie Canal, runs into the Hudson River north of Troy.

Rochester, New York

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City in the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, and Yonkers with a population of 211,328 in 2020.

City in the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, and Yonkers with a population of 211,328 in 2020.

Rochester in the late 1930s
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Genesee River and the historic Aqueduct Downtown
Kodak is headquartered in Rochester.
Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester, the largest employer in the six-county metropolitan area
A white hot Garbage Plate from Nick Tahou Hots
Nazareth College
Murphy's Law, a large, iconic bar and club at the corner of East & Alexander in the East End
The Little Theatre in the East End
Monroe Avenue bars at night
Former Federal Building, now Rochester City Hall since the 1970s
Circle at Bausch & Lomb headquarters with the Xerox Tower in the background
Former City Hall in the City Hall Historic District
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
Geva Theatre Center downtown
Frontier Field, including the Rochester skyline
Marina Auto Stadium
Packet boats on the Genesee River
Aerial View of the Greater Rochester International Airport
Louise M. Slaughter Rochester Station
The Broad Street Aqueduct was used as a subway tunnel.
Main Street looking east
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Center City and the Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge
Townhouses in Corn Hill
Oxford Street Houses
Park and Oxford
Apartments in Rochester's East End
Houses on Park Avenue
An aerial image of the city of Rochester taken in August 2007
Morey Hall
Wilson Commons
Rush Rhees Library
Lattimore
Laser Energetics Lab
Eastman School
Entrance to the George Eastman Museum
Gardens at the Eastman Museum
Strong National Museum of Play
The Rochester Memorial Art Gallery
Eastman Theater
Sacred Heart Cathedral, seat of the Rochester Diocese
Rundel Memorial Library
Genesee Valley Park
Ontario Beach
Meadows in Highland Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted
Lions at the Seneca Park Zoo
Mt Hope Cemetery (Infrared)
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Hamlin Beach state park on Lake Ontario north of the city

In the early 20th century, after the advent of railroads, the presence of the canal in the center city was an obstacle; it was rerouted south of Rochester by 1918 when the Barge Canal was completed.

Day Peckinpaugh docked at Albany on her maiden voyage in 1921

Day Peckinpaugh

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Historic canal motorship berthed at the Matton Shipyard on Peebles Island, Cohoes in Albany County, New York, United States.

Historic canal motorship berthed at the Matton Shipyard on Peebles Island, Cohoes in Albany County, New York, United States.

Day Peckinpaugh docked at Albany on her maiden voyage in 1921
Day Peckinpaugh docked at Waterford, New York (November 2005)
Day Peckinpaugh closeup at Waterford, New York (November 2005)

Day Peckinpaugh was built in 1921 by the McDougall-Duluth Shipyard in Duluth, Minnesota, the first boat specially designed and built for New York State Barge Canal, the successor to the famed Erie Canal.

Oswego River (New York)

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River in upstate New York in the United States.

River in upstate New York in the United States.

Canalized for part of its length as the Oswego Canal, the Oswego River also serves as a part of the New York State Canal System, providing a route from the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario.