Welland Canal
E44563
The Welland Canal is a key Canadian shipping canal that allows vessels to bypass Niagara Falls by connecting Lake Erie with Lake Ontario as part of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
ship canal ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor | recreational boating ⓘ |
| bypasses | Niagara Falls ⓘ |
| connects |
Lake Erie
ⓘ
Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1824 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crossesUnder | Welland River ⓘ |
| currentVersionOpened | 1932 ⓘ |
| designedFor | Seawaymax vessels ⓘ |
| elevationChange | about 99 metres ⓘ |
| enables | through navigation between upper Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| followsAlong | Niagara Escarpment ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentInfrastructure |
bridges
ⓘ
service roads ⓘ |
| hasBypass | Welland By-Pass ⓘ |
| hasFeature | flight locks at Thorold ⓘ |
| hasLockCount | 8 ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
bulk cargo vessels
ⓘ
container and general cargo ships ⓘ cruise ships ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | facilitated industrial development in Niagara region ⓘ |
| isEngineeringWorkOf | 19th and 20th century Canadian civil engineering ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
grain exports from the Prairies
ⓘ
iron ore and coal transport ⓘ |
| isSectionOf |
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system
|
| length | about 43 kilometres ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Great Lakes shipping industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
city of Port Colborne, Ontario
ⓘ
St. Catharines ⓘ
surface form:
city of St. Catharines, Ontario
Welland ⓘ
surface form:
city of Welland, Ontario
|
| maintainedBy | St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation ⓘ |
| maximumVesselBeam | about 23.8 metres ⓘ |
| maximumVesselDraft | about 8.2 metres ⓘ |
| maximumVesselLength | about 225.5 metres ⓘ |
| opened | 1829 ⓘ |
| operator | St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| partOf |
Great Lakes waterway
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Lawrence Seaway
|
| primaryUse | commercial shipping ⓘ |
| region |
Niagara Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Niagara Peninsula
|
| replaced | earlier Welland Ship Canal alignments ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | typically late March to late December ⓘ |
| terminusAt |
Port Colborne on Lake Erie
ⓘ
Port Weller on Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| waterwayType | lock-controlled canal ⓘ |
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