What is Champlain Canal?

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Tug and barge on the Champlain Canal, 1980s


The Champlain Canal is a 60-mile canal that connects the south end of Lake Champlain to the Hudson River in New York. It was built as a feeder canal to the Erie Canal and is now part of the New York State Canal System and the Lakes to Locks Passage.

The canal was proposed in 1812 and construction authorized in 1817. By 1818, twelve miles were completed and in 1819 the canal was opened from Fort Edward to Lake Champlain. The canal was officially opened on 1823-09-10 on the same day as the Erie Canal from Rochester to Albany. It was an immediate financial success.

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Canals are artificial channels for water.

There are two main types of canals: irrigation canals, which are used for the delivery of water, and waterways, which are navigable transportation canals used for passage of goods and people, often connected to (and sometimes
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Winooski River
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Hudson River (Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk or Muhheakantuck)

Looking upriver from the Bear Mountain Bridge


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The Erie Canal (currently part of the New York State Canal System) is a canal in New York State, United States, that runs from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
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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. Currently, the 525-mile (845 km) system is composed of the Erie Canal, the Oswego Canal, the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, and the
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The Lakes to Locks Passage is a recreational waterway that extends from Waterford, New York to Montreal, Quebec. The Lakes to Locks Passage National Scenic Byway and All-American Road is the United States portion of a scenic highway route that closely parallels the waterway.
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Fort Edward, New York

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The Erie Canal (currently part of the New York State Canal System) is a canal in New York State, United States, that runs from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
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Rochester, New York
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