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Champlain Canal

Champlain Canal
Lake Champlain
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
Troy Federal Lock

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.