Waterford Flight of Locks

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Erie Canal infrastructure canal lock system historic site

The Waterford Flight of Locks is a historic series of canal locks in Waterford, New York, that forms one of the highest set of lift locks in the world and a key feature of the Erie Canal system.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Waterford Flight (series of locks)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Erie Canal infrastructure ⓘ canal lock system ⓘ historic site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Waterford Flight NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterford Flight of Five Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	New York State Barge Canal system NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsWaterway	Erie Canal mainline NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
elevationGain	approximately 169 feet ⓘ
endPoint	Erie Canal at the top of Lock E-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineeringSignificance	example of early 20th-century large-scale lock engineering ⓘ
hasFeature	concrete lock chambers ⓘ mechanized gate and valve controls ⓘ steel lock gates ⓘ
hasNearbyEvent	annual Tugboat Roundup in Waterford ⓘ
hasNearbyStructure	Waterford Visitors Center NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Lock E-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lock E-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lock E-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lock E-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lock E-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
length	approximately 1.5 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Saratoga County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterford, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	confluence of the Mohawk River and Hudson River ⓘ
NRHPType	historic district contributing structure ⓘ
numberOfLocks	5 ⓘ
openingDate	1915 ⓘ
operator	New York State Canal Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy	State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Erie Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State Canal System NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfRoute	Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	major eastern gateway to the Erie Canal ⓘ one of the highest set of lift locks in the world ⓘ
startPoint	Hudson River at Waterford NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	operational ⓘ
tourism	popular visitor attraction ⓘ
usedFor	commercial shipping ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ
waterwayType	lock flight ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Waterford → hasHistoricSite → Waterford Flight of Locks ⓘ

subject surface form: Waterford, New York

Waterford → hasFeature → Waterford Flight of Locks ⓘ

subject surface form: Waterford, New York

this entity surface form: Waterford Flight (series of locks)