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Welland Canal

Welland Canal
Welland Canal aerial.png
Specifications
Length 27 miles (43 km)
Maximum boat length 740 ft 0 in (225.6 m)
Maximum boat beam 78 ft 0 in (23.8 m)
Locks 8
Status Open
Navigation authority Saint Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
History
Original owner Welland Canal Company
Principal engineer Hiram Tibbetts
Construction began 1824
Date completed 1829
Date extended 1833
Date restored August 6, 1932
Geography
Start point Lake Ontario at Port Weller
End point Lake Erie at Port Colborne
Welland Canals
Description km
Lake Ontario
Port Weller
Port Dalhousie
Lock #1 3.1
Lock #2 5.9
 Queen Elizabeth Way - Garden City Skyway
Lock #3 10.2
Locks #4-6 12.6
Merritton Tunnel
Lock #7 13.9
Thorold Tunnel
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