This is a list of canals in the state of New York, the artificial waterways built for drainage management or transportation.
The following canals have existed in New York, United States.
The New York State Canal System currently contains several of these canals.
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| C A N A L | L O C K S | ||||||||||||
| Length | T o t a l l i f t | Dimensions | |||||||||||
| number of locks | |||||||||||||
| Years | Locality | Water | st. mile | km | ft | m | m | ft | m | ||||
| 1817 | |||||||||||||
| Erie n° 1 | 1817 | Troy (Albany) | Hudson R. | 363 | 584 | 676 | 206 | L | 90 | 27,5 | |||
| opened | 1823 | Tonawanda | Niagara | 83 | drainage divideS | w | 15 | 4,58 | |||||
| closed | AVERAGES | distance | 4,37 | 7,04 | lift | 2,48 | d | 4 | 1,22 | ||||
| 1828 | |||||||||||||
| Crooked Lake | 1830 | Dresden | Seneca Lake | 8 | 13 | 51 | 16 | L | 90 | 27,5 | |||
| opened | 1833 | Lac Keuka | 27 | w | 15 | 4,58 | wood | ||||||
| closed | 1877 | 44 | AVERAGES | distance | 0,30 | 0,48 | lift | 0,58 | d | 4 | 1,22 | ||
| Chemung | 1830 | Havana | Seneca Lake | 23 | 37 | 36 | 11 | L | 90 | 27,5 | |||
| opened | 1833 | Gibson Corn. | Chemung R. | 49 | w | 15 | 4,58 | wood (?) | |||||
| closed | 1878 | 45 | AVERAGES | distance | 0,47 | 0,76 | lift | 0,22 | d | 4 | 1,22 | ||
| 1836 | |||||||||||||
| Genese Valley | 1839 | Rochester | Canal Erie | 124 | 200 | 1047 | 319 | L | 90 | 27,5 | |||
| opened | 1862 | Olean | Allegheny | 112 | drainage divide | w | 15 | 4,58 | wood (?) | ||||
| closed | 1878 | 16 | AVERAGES | distance | 1,11 | 1,78 | lift | 2,85 | d | 4 | 1,22 | stone | |
| 1828 | |||||||||||||
| Blackriver | 1837 | Rome | Canal Erie | 35 | 56 | 1423 | 434 | L | 90 | 27,5 | |||
| opened | 1855 | Carthage | Black River | 109 | drainage divide | w | 15 | 4,58 | |||||
| closed | 1925 | 70 | AVERAGES | distance | 0,32 | 0,52 | lift | 3,98 | d | 4 | 1,22 | ||
| 1835 | |||||||||||||
| Erie n° 2 | 1836 | Troy (Albany) | Fl. Hudson | 350 | 560 | 571 | 174 | L | 110 | 33,6 | |||
| opened | 1862 | Tonawanda | Niagara | 71 | drainage divideS | w | 18 | 5,49 | |||||
| closed | AVERAGES | distance | 4,9 | 7,9 | lift | 2,10 | d | 7 | 2,14 | ||||
| 1903 | |||||||||||||
| Erie n° 3 | 1905 | Troy (Albany) | Hudson R. | 310 | 499 | 571 | 174 | L | 300 | 91,5 | |||
| (NY Barge Canal) | 1918 | Tonawanda | Niagara | 36 | drainage divideS | w | 43,5 | 13,27 | |||||
| 2021 | 103 | AVERAGES | distance | 8,61 | 13,86 | lift | 4,84 | d | 13 | 3,97 | |||
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