New York State Canal System

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canal system waterway network

The New York State Canal System is a network of interconnected canals and waterways in New York that evolved from historic routes like the Erie Canal and now supports recreation, tourism, and limited commercial navigation.

Aliases (9)

Erie Canal corridor ×1
Erie Canal system ×1
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor ×1
Hudson River–Erie Canal corridor ×1
New York State Barge Canal ×1
New York State Barge Canal system ×1
New York State Canal Corporation ×1
New York State Canal System (through affiliate) ×1
New York State inland navigation system ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canal system → waterway network →
adjacentInfrastructure	Empire State Trail →
connects	Finger Lakes → Hudson River → Lake Champlain → Lake Erie → Lake Ontario → Mohawk River → Niagara River watershed →
connectsTo	Atlantic Ocean via Hudson River → St. Lawrence River basin →
country	United States →
follows	historic Cayuga–Seneca Canal route → historic Champlain Canal route → historic Erie Canal route → historic Oswego Canal route →
governingBody	New York Power Authority →
hasLength	approximately 524 miles →
hasLockCount	more than 50 locks →
hasPart	Cayuga–Seneca Canal → Champlain Canal → Erie Canal → Oswego Canal →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → National Historic Landmark District → National Recreation Trail network component →
historicalPrecursor	Cayuga–Seneca Canal → Champlain Canal → Erie Canal → Oswego Canal →
inception	1918 →
locatedIn	New York →
maintainedBy	New York State Canal Corporation →
operator	New York State Canal Corporation →
ownedBy	State of New York →
partOf	Inland Waterway System of the United States →
primaryUse	recreation → tourism →
replaced	Enlarged Erie Canal → original Erie Canal infrastructure →
secondaryUse	commercial navigation →
supportsActivity	canoeing → kayaking → limited freight transport → pleasure boating → tour boat operations →
wasTransferredTo	New York Power Authority in 2017 →
waterwayClass	lock-controlled canal →
waterwayType	inland waterway →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Champlain Canal → Champlain Canal ("New York State inland navigation system") → Champlain Canal ("New York State Barge Canal system") → Mohawk Valley ("Erie Canal corridor") →	partOf
Erie Canal → Erie Canal ("New York State Barge Canal") →	modernSuccessor
New York Power Authority in 2017 → New York State Canal Corporation →	operates
New York State Canal Corporation →	appliesToJurisdiction
Cayuga Lake ("Erie Canal system") →	connectedTo
New York Power Authority ("New York State Canal System (through affiliate)") →	managesInfrastructure
Champlain Canal ("New York State Canal Corporation") →	operator
New York State Canal Corporation ("Hudson River–Erie Canal corridor") →	serviceArea
Rome, New York ("Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor") →	transportationCorridor