Champlain Canal

	Champlain Canal
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Location	Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Washington counties, New York, US; extends from Waterford through Fort Edward to Whitehall
Built	1823
Architect	Wright, Benjamin;; Jarvis, John B.
Architectural style	Transportation Canal
NRHP reference No.	76001274
Added to NRHP	September 1, 1976

Route map
	Richelieu River
	to St. Lawrence River
	Canada
	United States
	Vermont
	New York
	Erie Canal
	to Lake Erie
	Hudson River
	to New York Bay

Champlain Canal
Champlain Canal
	Lock C-12 in Whitehall, New York
	Modern route of the Champlain Canal
Location	New York State
Country	United States
Coordinates	43°26′31″N 73°26′48″W
Specifications
Lock length	328 feet (100 m)
Lock width	45 ft (14 m)
Maximum boat length	300 feet (91 m)
Maximum boat beam	43.5 feet (13.3 m)
Maximum boat draft	12 feet (3.7 m)
Locks	11
Status	Open (seasonal)
History
Date approved	1817
Date completed	September 10, 1823
Geography
Start point	Hudson River
End point	Lake Champlain
Branch of	New York State Canal System
Connects to	Erie Canal
Route map
Route map
	Richelieu River
	to St. Lawrence River
	Canada
	United States
	Vermont
	New York
	Erie Canal
	to Lake Erie
	Hudson River
	to New York Bay

The Champlain Canal is a 60-mile (97 km) canal in New York that connects the Hudson River to the south end of Lake Champlain. It was simultaneously constructed with the Erie Canal for use by commercial vessels, fully opening in 1823. Today, it is mostly used by recreational boaters as part of the New York State Canal System and Lakes to Locks Passage.

Water for the highest portion comes from the Hudson River via the Glens Falls Feeder Canal, from above the drop at Glens Falls, New York.

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