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{{Short description|Waterway in New York, U.S.}}
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[[Image:Lock on the Cayuga-Seneca Canal.jpg|thumb|300px|[[lock (water transport)|Lock]] on the Cayuga-Seneca Canal]]
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The '''Cayuga–Seneca Canal''' is a [[canal]] in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. It is now part of the [[New York State Canal System]].
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The Cayuga–Seneca Canal connects the [[Erie Canal]] to [[Cayuga Lake]] and [[Seneca Lake (New York)|Seneca Lake]]. It is approximately {{convert|20|mi|km}} long.
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The '''Cayuga–Seneca Canal''' is a [[canal]] in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. It is now part of the [[New York State Canal System]]. The canal connects the [[Erie Canal]] to [[Cayuga Lake]] and [[Seneca Lake (New York)|Seneca Lake]] and is approximately {{convert|20|mi|km}} long. A multi-use trail runs beside a portion of the canal.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Senecarivermap.png|thumb|The Seneca River]]
[[File:Senecarivermap.png|thumb|left|The Seneca River]]
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[[Image:Lock on the Cayuga-Seneca Canal.jpg|thumb|left|[[lock (water transport)|Lock]] on the Cayuga-Seneca Canal]]


The [[Seneca River (New York)|Seneca River]], now the Cayuga–Seneca Canal, always has been an economic engine for the communities of [[Waterloo, New York|Waterloo]] and [[Seneca Falls (village), New York|Seneca Falls]]. The Seneca Lock Navigation Co., a private enterprise formed in 1813, dammed three sets of rapids and installed locks to allow goods to be transported to the [[Erie Canal]]. In 1818, a canal was opened between [[Cayuga Lake|Cayuga]] and [[Seneca Lake (New York)|Seneca]] Lakes. By 1823, an average of eight boats a day were passing through the lock at Waterloo, carrying [[flour]], [[potash]], [[pork]], whiskey, [[lumber]] and [[wool]] and returning with other products and merchandise. Job Smith, Seneca Falls’ first businessman, opened a [[portage]] company on the eastern end of the river in 1787. The company transported travelers, boats and goods around a mile-long series
The [[Seneca River (New York)|Seneca River]], now the Cayuga–Seneca Canal, always has been an economic engine for the communities of [[Waterloo, New York|Waterloo]] and [[Seneca Falls (village), New York|Seneca Falls]]. The Seneca Lock Navigation Co., a private enterprise formed in 1813, dammed three sets of rapids and installed locks to allow goods to be transported to the [[Erie Canal]]. In 1818, a canal was opened between [[Cayuga Lake|Cayuga]] and [[Seneca Lake (New York)|Seneca]] Lakes. By 1823, an average of eight boats a day were passing through the lock at Waterloo, carrying [[flour]], [[potash]], [[pork]], whiskey, [[lumber]] and [[wool]] and returning with other products and merchandise. Job Smith, Seneca Falls’ first businessman, opened a [[portage]] company on the eastern end of the river in 1787. The company transported travelers, boats and goods around a mile-long series
of rapids with a {42 ft} drop known as “the Falls.”
of rapids with a {{convert|42|ft|adj=on}} drop known as “the Falls.”


The locks at Seneca Falls were completed in 1818. Improvements between the lakes, completed in 1821, made eight stone locks and nearly two miles of dug canal in addition to sections of the river. To further develop industry, the rapids were dammed to form the Upper, Middle and Lower Falls, and rapid industrialization began in 1825. Through Seneca Falls, there was a lock for every important mill site, raising or lowering the boats a total of {{convert|42|ft|m}}.
The locks at Seneca Falls were completed in 1818. Improvements between the lakes, completed in 1821, made eight stone locks and nearly two miles of dug canal in addition to sections of the river. To further develop industry, the rapids were dammed to form the Upper, Middle and Lower Falls, and rapid industrialization began in 1825. Through Seneca Falls, there was a lock for every important mill site, raising or lowering the boats a total of {{convert|42|ft|m}}.


In 1825, a canal was begun to connect Seneca Lake with the newly constructed Erie Canal at [[Montezuma, New York|Montezuma]] and the Cayuga–Seneca Canal was put into use in 1828. The Canal was enlarged in 1862, and the Flats, an area adjacent to and east of the village center, grew into a major industrial area, producing fire engines, hose carts and other firefighting equipment, pumps and other iron goods including stove parts, [[bootjacks]], corn shellers, meat choppers, sausage stuffers, flatirons and bells. A knitting mill made socks and once produced 85,000 pairs of socks for the Army and Navy.
In 1825, a canal was begun to connect Seneca Lake with the newly constructed Erie Canal at [[Montezuma, New York|Montezuma]] and the Cayuga–Seneca Canal was put into use in 1828. The Canal was enlarged in 1862, and the Flats, an area adjacent to and east of the village center, grew into a major industrial area, producing fire engines, hose carts and other firefighting equipment, pumps and other iron goods including stove parts, [[bootjacks]], corn shellers, meat choppers, sausage stuffers, flatirons and bells. A knitting mill made socks and once produced 85,000 pairs of socks for the Army and Navy.


C-S Canal locks were modified in 1918 when New York State created the [[New York Barge Canal|New York Barge Canal System]]. State engineers replaced five locks with a large two-flight lock - a {{convert|49|ft|m|sing=on}} lift that required a great pool of water for their operation. This spelled the demise of the Flats. Buildings were destroyed or moved to create Van Cleef Lake. Flooding was completed on August 20, 1915.
C-S Canal locks were modified in 1918 when New York State created the [[New York Barge Canal|New York Barge Canal System]]. State engineers replaced five locks with a large two-flight lock - a {{convert|49|ft|m|adj=on}} lift that required a great pool of water for their operation. This spelled the demise of the Flats. Buildings were destroyed or moved to create Van Cleef Lake. Flooding was completed on August 20, 1915.


==Locks==
==Locks==
The following list of [[lock (water transport)|locks]] is provided for the current canal, from east to west. There are a total of 4 locks on the Cayuga–Seneca Canal.
The following list of [[lock (water transport)|locks]] is provided for the current canal, from east to west. There are a total of 4 locks on the Cayuga–Seneca Canal.


All locks on the New York State Canal System are single-chamber; the dimensions are 328 feet (100 m) long and 45 feet (13.7 m) wide with a minimum 12-foot (3.7 m) depth of water over the [[Lock (water transport)#Cill|miter sills]] at the upstream gates upon lift. They can accommodate a vessel up to 300 feet (91 m) long and 43.5 feet (13.3 m) wide.<ref name="NYSCC">[http://www.canals.ny.gov/maps/index.html New York State Canal Corporation - Canal Map, New York State Canals], Retrieved Jan. 26, 2015.</ref><ref name="NYSCC1">[http://www.canals.ny.gov/about/faqs.html#6 New York State Canal Corporation - Frequently Asked Questions], Retrieved Jan. 26, 2015.</ref><ref name="ERIECANAL">[http://www.eriecanal.org/locks.html The Erie Canal - Locks], Retrieved Jan, 26, 2015.</ref> Overall sidewall height will vary by lock, ranging between 28 feet (8.5 m) and 61 feet (18.6 m) depending on the lift and navigable stages.<ref name="WHITFORD">[http://www.eriecanal.org/texts/Whitford/1921/chap23.html The Erie Canal, ''History of the Barge Canal of New York State'' by Noble E. Whitford, 1921, Chapter 23], Retrieved Jan. 28, 2015.</ref>
All locks on the New York State Canal System are single-chamber; the dimensions are {{convert|328|ft|m}} long and {{convert|45|ft|m}} wide with a minimum {{convert|12|ft|m|adj=on}} depth of water over the [[Lock (water transport)#Cill|miter sills]] at the upstream gates upon lift. They can accommodate a vessel up to {{convert|300|ft|m}} long and {{convert|43.5|ft|m}} wide.<ref name="NYSCC">[http://www.canals.ny.gov/maps/index.html New York State Canal Corporation - Canal Map, New York State Canals], Retrieved Jan. 26, 2015.</ref><ref name="NYSCC1">[http://www.canals.ny.gov/about/faqs.html#6 New York State Canal Corporation - Frequently Asked Questions], Retrieved Jan. 26, 2015.</ref><ref name="ERIECANAL">[http://www.eriecanal.org/locks.html The Erie Canal - Locks], Retrieved Jan, 26, 2015.</ref> Overall sidewall height will vary by lock, ranging between {{convert|28|and|61|ft|m}} depending on the lift and navigable stages.<ref name="WHITFORD">[http://www.eriecanal.org/texts/Whitford/1921/chap23.html The Erie Canal, ''History of the Barge Canal of New York State'' by Noble E. Whitford, 1921, Chapter 23], Retrieved Jan. 28, 2015.</ref>


Distance is based on position markers from an interactive canal map provided online by the [[New York State Canal Corporation]] and may not exactly match specifications on signs posted along the canal. Mean surface elevations are comprised from a combination of older canal profiles and history books as well as specifications on signs posted along the canal.<ref name="NYSCC" /><ref name="NYSBC">[http://www.jstor.org/stable/201433?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Wilfred H. Schoff, ''The New York State Barge Canal'', 1915, American Geographical Society, Vol. 47, No. 7, page 498], Retrieved Jan. 26, 2015.</ref><ref name="PROFILE">[http://www.eriecanal.org/images/misc/canal_profile.jpg The Erie Canal - Canal Profiles], Retrieved Jan. 6, 2015.</ref><ref name="USACE">[https://books.google.com/books?id=V5lAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=cayuga+lake+381.5+feet&source=bl&ots=6t6GqdLLMc&sig=As4Q42IQlg99tQVivFgIPioPtsg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qy3HVIb7M8ucNrbBg-AN&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=cayuga%20lake%20381.5%20feet&f=false United States Army Corps of Engineers, ''Diversion of Water from the Great Lakes and Niagara River'', 1921, Washington Government Printing Office, page 128], Retrieved Jan. 26, 2015.</ref> The margin of error should normally be within 6 inches (15.2&nbsp;cm).
Distance is based on position markers from an interactive canal map provided online by the [[New York State Canal Corporation]] and may not exactly match specifications on signs posted along the canal. Mean surface elevations are comprised from a combination of older canal profiles and history books as well as specifications on signs posted along the canal.<ref name="NYSCC" /><ref name="NYSBC">[https://www.jstor.org/stable/201433?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Wilfred H. Schoff, ''The New York State Barge Canal'', 1915, American Geographical Society, Vol. 47, No. 7, page 498], Retrieved Jan. 26, 2015.</ref><ref name="PROFILE">[http://www.eriecanal.org/images/misc/canal_profile.jpg The Erie Canal - Canal Profiles], Retrieved Jan. 6, 2015.</ref><ref name="USACE">[https://books.google.com/books?id=V5lAAQAAMAAJ&dq=cayuga+lake+381.5+feet&pg=PA128 United States Army Corps of Engineers, ''Diversion of Water from the Great Lakes and Niagara River'', 1921, Washington Government Printing Office, page 128], Retrieved Jan. 26, 2015.</ref> The margin of error should normally be within {{convert|6|in|cm}}.


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| CS1 || [[Cayuga, New York|Cayuga]] || {{convert|381.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|374.0|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|7.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || CS2, {{convert|3.97|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| CS1 || [[Cayuga, New York|Cayuga]] || {{convert|381.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|374.0|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|7.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || CS2, {{convert|3.97|mi|km|abbr=on}} || {{HAER|NY-521|ny2328|short=yes}}
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| CS2 || [[Seneca Falls (hamlet), New York|Seneca Falls]] || {{convert|406.0|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|381.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|24.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || CS3, adjacent to Lock CS2.
| CS2 || [[Seneca Falls (hamlet), New York|Seneca Falls]] || {{convert|406.0|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|381.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|24.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || CS3, adjacent to Lock CS2 || {{HAER|NY-522|ny2329|short=yes}}
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| CS3 || [[Seneca Falls (hamlet), New York|Seneca Falls]] || {{convert|430.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|406.0|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|24.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || CS4, {{convert|4.30|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| CS3 || [[Seneca Falls (hamlet), New York|Seneca Falls]] || {{convert|430.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|406.0|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|24.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || CS4, {{convert|4.30|mi|km|abbr=on}} || {{HAER|NY-522|ny2329|short=yes}}
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| CS4|| [[Waterloo (village), New York|Waterloo]] || {{convert|445.0|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|430.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|14.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || [[Seneca Lake (New York)|Seneca Lake]], {{convert|4.96|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| CS4|| [[Waterloo (village), New York|Waterloo]] || {{convert|445.0|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|430.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || {{convert|14.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} || [[Seneca Lake (New York)|Seneca Lake]], {{convert|4.96|mi|km|abbr=on}} || |{{HAER|NY-524|ny2331|short=yes}}
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''All surface elevations are approximate.''
''All surface elevations are approximate.''


'''''Note:''''' [[Cayuga Lake]] is just past Lock CS1, where the mean surface elevation is 382 feet (116.5 m). From there, the Seneca River and canal make a sharp right before the Cayuga Lake entrance and continue towards Seneca Lake, where the mean elevation at the western terminus is 445 feet (135.7 m). The Cayuga–Seneca Canal officially begins at the confluence of the Seneca and [[Clyde River (New York)|Clyde]] rivers near [[Mays Point, New York]].
The Cayuga–Seneca Canal officially begins at the confluence of the Seneca and [[Clyde River (New York)|Clyde]] rivers near [[Mays Point, New York|Mays Point]]. The connection to Cayuga Lake is just east of Lock CS1, where the mean surface elevation is {{convert|382|ft|m}}. From there, the canal makes a sharp turn westward and continues towards Seneca Lake, where the mean elevation at the western terminus is {{convert|445|ft|m}}.


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Image: Seneca Pk.jpg| Cayuga–Seneca Canal from [[Seneca Lake State Park]], [[Geneva, New York]].
Image: Seneca Pk.jpg| Cayuga – Seneca Canal from [[Seneca Lake State Park]], [[Geneva, New York]].
Image: Seneca Lk.jpg | Cayuga–Seneca Canal at the Northern tip of Seneca Lake.
Image: Seneca Lk.jpg | Cayuga – Seneca Canal at the Northern tip of Seneca Lake.
Image: SF Seneca Can..jpg | Cayuga–Seneca Canal from [[Seneca Falls (village), New York|Seneca Falls, New York]].
Image: SF Seneca Can..jpg | Cayuga – Seneca Canal from [[Seneca Falls (village), New York|Seneca Falls, New York]].
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==External links==
== Trail==
The Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail is a multi-use recreational trail running beside the canal on an old railroad bed. The trail
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* [http://www.offshoreblue.com/cruising/cayuga-seneca-canal.php Cruising Guide to the Cayuga-Seneca Canal]
connects to the lakefront at [[Seneca Lake State Park]] as well as Bishop Nature Preserve and runs to the [[Waterloo (village), New York|Village of Waterloo]]. The trail will ultimately connect to the [[Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge]].<ref name="Trail-1">{{cite web|url=https://www.gofingerlakes.org/locations/cayuga-seneca-canal-trail/|title=Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail |work=Go Finger Lakes
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* [http://www.nycanals.com/Cayuga-Seneca_Canal Information and Boater's Guide to the New York State Canal System]
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|publisher=Finger Lakes Land Trust |accessdate=2024-08-06 }}</ref><ref name="Trail-2">{{cite web | author1=Manning, Rick | author2=Damaske, Teresa | year=2002 | title=Cayuga–Seneca Canal Trail Master Plan | url=http://www.waterloony.com/pdfs/CanalMasterPlan.pdf | access-date=2006-06-01 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526191025/http://www.waterloony.com/pdfs/CanalMasterPlan.PDF | archive-date=2006-05-26 }}</ref>
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* [http://www.nyscanals.gov New York State Canals]

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Image:Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail view.jpg|View from the Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail.
Image:Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail sign in New York, USA.jpg|Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail sign.
Image:Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail path.jpg|View of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail.
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==References==
==References==
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{{cite web |author1=Manning, Rick |author2=Damaske, Teresa| year=2002| title=Cayuga–Seneca Canal Trail Master Plan | format=PDF | url=http://www.waterloony.com/pdfs/CanalMasterPlan.pdf | accessdate=2006-06-01}}


==External links==
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*[http://www.offshoreblue.com/cruising/cayuga-seneca-canal.php Cruising Guide to the Cayuga-Seneca Canal]
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*[http://www.nycanals.com/Cayuga-Seneca_Canal Information and Boater's Guide to the New York State Canal System]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070301035647/http://www.nyscanals.gov/ New York State Canals]
*{{HAER |survey=NY-528 |id=ny2335 |title=New York State Barge Canal, Cayuga–Seneca Canal, Extends 17 miles from Montezuma to Seneca Lake near Geneva, Montezuma, Cayuga County, NY |data=1}}

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Cayuga–Seneca Canal
The Cayuga–Seneca Canal at Seneca Falls
Map
Specifications
Length20 miles (32 km)
Maximum boat length300 feet (91 m)
Maximum boat beam43.5 feet (13.3 m)
Locks4
Total rise71 feet (22 m)
StatusOpen
Navigation authorityNew York State Canal Corporation
History
Date completed1818 (1818)
Geography
Start pointGeneva, New York, on Seneca Lake
(43°28′33″N 76°30′58″W / 43.4757°N 76.5161°W / 43.4757; -76.5161)
End pointconfluence of Seneca River and the Erie Canal
(43°00′16″N 76°43′45″W / 43.004393°N 76.729072°W / 43.004393; -76.729072)
Branch ofNew York State Canal System
Connects toErie Canal
Route map
Legend
Erie Canal
East to the Hudson River
West to Lake Erie
 I-90.svg I-90
US 20.svg US 20
CS1
 Cayuga
Cayuga Lake
NY-89.svg NY 89
Finger Lakes Railway
CS2
CS3
 Seneca Falls
Ovid Street
Bridge Street
Veteran's Memorial Bridge
Water Falls Bridge
Gorham Street
Washington Street
CS4
 Waterloo
Cayuga–Seneca Canal Trail
NY-96A.svg NY 96A
Finger Lakes Railway
Seneca Lake
This diagram:

The Cayuga–Seneca Canal is a canal in New York, United States. It is now part of the New York State Canal System. The canal connects the Erie Canal to Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake and is approximately 20 miles (32 km) long. A multi-use trail runs beside a portion of the canal.

History

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The Seneca River
Lock on the Cayuga-Seneca Canal

The Seneca River, now the Cayuga–Seneca Canal, always has been an economic engine for the communities of Waterloo and Seneca Falls. The Seneca Lock Navigation Co., a private enterprise formed in 1813, dammed three sets of rapids and installed locks to allow goods to be transported to the Erie Canal. In 1818, a canal was opened between Cayuga and Seneca Lakes. By 1823, an average of eight boats a day were passing through the lock at Waterloo, carrying flour, potash, pork, whiskey, lumber and wool and returning with other products and merchandise. Job Smith, Seneca Falls’ first businessman, opened a portage company on the eastern end of the river in 1787. The company transported travelers, boats and goods around a mile-long series of rapids with a 42-foot (13 m) drop known as “the Falls.”

The locks at Seneca Falls were completed in 1818. Improvements between the lakes, completed in 1821, made eight stone locks and nearly two miles of dug canal in addition to sections of the river. To further develop industry, the rapids were dammed to form the Upper, Middle and Lower Falls, and rapid industrialization began in 1825. Through Seneca Falls, there was a lock for every important mill site, raising or lowering the boats a total of 42 feet (13 m).

In 1825, a canal was begun to connect Seneca Lake with the newly constructed Erie Canal at Montezuma and the Cayuga–Seneca Canal was put into use in 1828. The Canal was enlarged in 1862, and the Flats, an area adjacent to and east of the village center, grew into a major industrial area, producing fire engines, hose carts and other firefighting equipment, pumps and other iron goods including stove parts, bootjacks, corn shellers, meat choppers, sausage stuffers, flatirons and bells. A knitting mill made socks and once produced 85,000 pairs of socks for the Army and Navy.

C-S Canal locks were modified in 1918 when New York State created the New York Barge Canal System. State engineers replaced five locks with a large two-flight lock - a 49-foot (15 m) lift that required a great pool of water for their operation. This spelled the demise of the Flats. Buildings were destroyed or moved to create Van Cleef Lake. Flooding was completed on August 20, 1915.

Locks

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The following list of locks is provided for the current canal, from east to west. There are a total of 4 locks on the Cayuga–Seneca Canal.

All locks on the New York State Canal System are single-chamber; the dimensions are 328 feet (100 m) long and 45 feet (14 m) wide with a minimum 12-foot (3.7 m) depth of water over the miter sills at the upstream gates upon lift. They can accommodate a vessel up to 300 feet (91 m) long and 43.5 feet (13.3 m) wide.[1][2][3] Overall sidewall height will vary by lock, ranging between 28 and 61 feet (8.5 and 18.6 m) depending on the lift and navigable stages.[4]

Distance is based on position markers from an interactive canal map provided online by the New York State Canal Corporation and may not exactly match specifications on signs posted along the canal. Mean surface elevations are comprised from a combination of older canal profiles and history books as well as specifications on signs posted along the canal.[1][5][6][7] The margin of error should normally be within 6 inches (15 cm).

Lock No. Location Elevation

(upstream/west)

Elevation

(downstream/east)

Lift or Drop Distance to Next Lock

(upstream/west)

HAER No.
CS1 Cayuga 381.5 ft (116.3 m) 374.0 ft (114.0 m) 7.5 ft (2.3 m) CS2, 3.97 mi (6.39 km) NY-521
CS2 Seneca Falls 406.0 ft (123.7 m) 381.5 ft (116.3 m) 24.5 ft (7.5 m) CS3, adjacent to Lock CS2 NY-522
CS3 Seneca Falls 430.5 ft (131.2 m) 406.0 ft (123.7 m) 24.5 ft (7.5 m) CS4, 4.30 mi (6.92 km) NY-522
CS4 Waterloo 445.0 ft (135.6 m) 430.5 ft (131.2 m) 14.5 ft (4.4 m) Seneca Lake, 4.96 mi (7.98 km) NY-524

All surface elevations are approximate.

The Cayuga–Seneca Canal officially begins at the confluence of the Seneca and Clyde rivers near Mays Point. The connection to Cayuga Lake is just east of Lock CS1, where the mean surface elevation is 382 feet (116 m). From there, the canal makes a sharp turn westward and continues towards Seneca Lake, where the mean elevation at the western terminus is 445 feet (136 m).

Trail

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The Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail is a multi-use recreational trail running beside the canal on an old railroad bed. The trail connects to the lakefront at Seneca Lake State Park as well as Bishop Nature Preserve and runs to the Village of Waterloo. The trail will ultimately connect to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.[8][9]

  • View from the Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail.
    View from the Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail.
  • Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail sign.
    Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail sign.
  • View of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail.
    View of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail.

References

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  1. ^ a b New York State Canal Corporation - Canal Map, New York State Canals, Retrieved Jan. 26, 2015.
  2. ^ New York State Canal Corporation - Frequently Asked Questions, Retrieved Jan. 26, 2015.
  3. ^ The Erie Canal - Locks, Retrieved Jan, 26, 2015.
  4. ^ The Erie Canal, History of the Barge Canal of New York State by Noble E. Whitford, 1921, Chapter 23, Retrieved Jan. 28, 2015.
  5. ^ Wilfred H. Schoff, The New York State Barge Canal, 1915, American Geographical Society, Vol. 47, No. 7, page 498, Retrieved Jan. 26, 2015.
  6. ^ The Erie Canal - Canal Profiles, Retrieved Jan. 6, 2015.
  7. ^ United States Army Corps of Engineers, Diversion of Water from the Great Lakes and Niagara River, 1921, Washington Government Printing Office, page 128, Retrieved Jan. 26, 2015.
  8. ^ "Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail". Go Finger Lakes. Finger Lakes Land Trust. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  9. ^ Manning, Rick; Damaske, Teresa (2002). "Cayuga–Seneca Canal Trail Master Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-26. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
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42°55′53″N 76°46′07″W / 42.93139°N 76.76861°W / 42.93139; -76.76861

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