Canadian Lock
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Canadian Lock is the lock on the Canadian side of the Soo Locks system that enables ships to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes along the St. Marys River.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | U.S. Soo Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBody |
Lake Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBodyViaRiver | St. Marys River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| designedFor | navigation between Lake Superior and Lake Huron via St. Marys River ⓘ |
| function | enables ships to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| hasAccessFrom | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessTo | downstream Great Lakes ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important to Great Lakes shipping history ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringSignificance | example of late 19th-century lock engineering ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
control structures
ⓘ
gates ⓘ lock chamber ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction | Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismUse |
boat tours
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasType | freshwater lock ⓘ |
| hasViewingFacility | observation areas ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic canal lock ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | Sault Ste. Marie Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Great Lakes Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Algoma District, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | International Bridge (Sault Ste. Marie) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSideOfBorder | Canadian side of Soo Locks ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | St. Marys River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForNavigation | 1895 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Soo Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | Great Lakes shipping route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesTrafficType |
commercial vessels
ⓘ
recreational vessels ⓘ |
| status | operational (for smaller vessels) ⓘ |
| usedFor | overcoming elevation difference between Lake Superior and lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| waterLevelDifference | approximately 6 meters ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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