Saint Marys Falls Canal
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Saint Marys Falls Canal is a key shipping canal at Sault Ste. Marie that enables vessels to bypass the rapids of the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Marys Falls Canal canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
shipping canal ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sault Ste. Marie Canal (U.S.) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bypasses | rapids of the St. Marys River ⓘ |
| city | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBody |
Lake Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | St. Marys River rapids ⓘ |
| governingBody | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
supports grain export from interior North America
ⓘ
supports steel industry supply chain ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Davis Lock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacArthur Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Poe Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabin Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNavigationSeason | typically March to January ⓘ |
| hasPart | Soo Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sault Ste. Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Great Lakes Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | St. Marys River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationSystemRole | bottleneck for Lake Superior shipping ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (across river) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelFacility | Sault Ste. Marie Canal (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Lakes navigation system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
bypass rapids for commercial shipping
ⓘ
enable navigation between Lake Superior and lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| region | Upper Peninsula of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
enables passage of large lake freighters
ⓘ
supports industrial economy of Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| strategicImportance | critical link in North American inland waterway system ⓘ |
| trafficType |
lake freighters
ⓘ
ocean-going vessels (salties) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bulk cargo transport
ⓘ
coal transport ⓘ commercial shipping ⓘ general freight transport ⓘ grain transport ⓘ iron ore transport ⓘ stone and aggregate transport ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | lock canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Great Lakes Waterway