New York Barge Canal
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The New York Barge Canal is a successor to the Erie Canal and other canals within New York. Currently, the New York Barge Canal is composed of the Erie Canal, the Oswego Canal, the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, and the Champlain Canal. Other canal systems in the state were allowed to deteriorate, already having been superseded by other transporation modes.
The Erie Canal allows passage from the Hudson River to Lake Erie. The Cayuga-Seneca Canal connects Seneca Lake, Cayuga Lake, and the Erie Canal. The Oswego Canal connects the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario. The Champlain Canal connects the Hudson River to Lake Champlain.
The canal system can accommodate vessels up to 2000 tons (1800 metric tons), but very few commercial vessels use the canal, and it is mainly used for recreation and leisure.
External links
- New York State Canals (http://www.canals.state.ny.us)