Ballard Locks

E558185
lock system

Ballard Locks, officially known as the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, is a major lock system in Seattle that manages boat traffic and water levels between the freshwater lakes and the saltwater Puget Sound.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ballard Locks canonical 4
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks 4
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (via Salmon Bay) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lock system ⓘ
allowsVesselType cargo barges ⓘ
commercial fishing vessels ⓘ
pleasure craft ⓘ
tour boats ⓘ
cityServed Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsWaterBody Lake Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puget Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ
Salmon Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shilshole Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1911 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasAnnualVisitors more than one million ⓘ
hasComponent Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ
fish ladder ⓘ
fish ladder viewing gallery ⓘ
large lock chamber ⓘ
small lock chamber ⓘ
spillway ⓘ
hasFeature fish counting station ⓘ
interpretive exhibits ⓘ
pedestrian walkways ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ
locatedIn Ballard neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ
Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Lake Washington Ship Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Hiram M. Chittenden NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Ballard Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fishermen's Terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialName Hiram M. Chittenden Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ
opened 1917 ⓘ
openedToVessels 1917 ⓘ
operatedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
partOf Lake Washington Ship Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Seattle maritime infrastructure ⓘ
primaryFunction maintain water levels of Lake Washington and Lake Union ⓘ
manage boat traffic between freshwater and saltwater ⓘ
prevent saltwater intrusion into freshwater lakes ⓘ
support commercial navigation ⓘ
support recreational boating ⓘ
regionServed Lake Washington basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance major navigation link between Lake Washington and Puget Sound ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
waterTypeEast freshwater ⓘ
waterTypeWest saltwater ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed → connectedTo → Ballard Locks ⓘ
Lake Washington Ship Canal → hasPart → Ballard Locks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Lake Washington Ship Canal → hasPart → Ballard Locks ⓘ
Lake Washington Ship Canal → via → Ballard Locks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Lake Washington Ship Canal → hasLock → Ballard Locks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Lake Washington Ship Canal → hasLock → Ballard Locks ⓘ
Fremont Cut → hasLockAccess → Ballard Locks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (via Salmon Bay)
Seattle landmarks → hasPart → Ballard Locks ⓘ
Seattle landmarks → hasPart → Ballard Locks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hiram M. Chittenden Locks