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.

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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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Soo Locks hasPart Canadian Lock