Poe Lock
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Poe Lock is one of the major ship locks at the Soo Locks complex in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, enabling large commercial vessels to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
ⓘ
ship lock ⓘ |
| city | Sault Ste. Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsPort |
Lake Superior ports
ⓘ
lower Great Lakes ports ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBody |
Lake Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAccessRestriction | primarily for large commercial vessels ⓘ |
| hasFunction | enables vessels to bypass rapids of St. Marys River ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
critical infrastructure for U.S. steel industry supply chain
ⓘ
critical to iron ore shipments from Lake Superior ports ⓘ |
| isComponentOf |
North American Great Lakes navigation system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. inland waterway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEngineeringStructureType | lock chamber ⓘ |
| isKeyRouteFor |
Canadian-flag lakers
ⓘ
Great Lakes bulk carriers ⓘ U.S.-flag lakers ⓘ |
| isMajorLockOf | Soo Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOnWaterway | St. Marys River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Orlando M. Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soo Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bulk cargo transport
ⓘ
commercial shipping ⓘ transit of lakers ⓘ transit of large freighters ⓘ transit of ocean-going vessels ⓘ |
| waterLevelChange | approximately 21 feet ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.