Chambly Canal

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The Chambly Canal is a historic 19th-century Canadian waterway in Quebec that forms part of the route linking the St. Lawrence River to Lake Champlain and the Hudson River via the Richelieu River.

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Label Occurrences
Chambly Canal canonical 1
Chambly Canal locks 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
historic site
connectsTo Lake Champlain NERFINISHED
St. Lawrence River NERFINISHED
constructionMaterial stone
wood
constructionStartDate 1831
country Canada
currentUse recreational boating
tourism
elevationChange 24 m
formsPartOfRoute St. Lawrence River–Lake Champlain corridor NERFINISHED
hasBicyclePath yes
hasLockType manual lock
hasNearbyFortification Fort Chambly NERFINISHED
hasStructure bascule bridge
stone lock
swing bridge
hasTowpath yes
hasWalkingTrail yes
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada
heritageDesignationDate 1929
inception 1843
isPartOf Inland waterway between New York State and Quebec
length 19 km
locatedIn Quebec NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeRegion Montérégie NERFINISHED
locatedNear Chambly, Quebec NERFINISHED
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec NERFINISHED
locatedOnWaterway Richelieu River NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
maximumVesselBeam 7 m
maximumVesselDraught 2.7 m
maximumVesselHeight 9.1 m
maximumVesselLength 33.5 m
namedAfter Chambly NERFINISHED
numberOfLocks 9
openingDate 1843
operator Parks Canada NERFINISHED
originalPurpose commercial navigation
military transport route
partOf Richelieu River waterway system NERFINISHED
partOfRouteTo Hudson River NERFINISHED
regionServed Richelieu Valley NERFINISHED
seasonalOperation late spring to early fall
usedBy pleasure craft
small commercial vessels
waterwayType ship canal

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Richelieu River connectedBy Chambly Canal
Richelieu River hasLockSystem Chambly Canal
this entity surface form: Chambly Canal locks