Flight of Locks

From NY Canals: Information and Cruising Guide to New York's Erie, Oswego, Champlain, and Cayuga-Seneca Canal System

Lock E2 in Waterford, New York on the Erie Canal. Photo taken from the 4th Street Bridge in Waterford.

The Flight of Locks is the first five (Lock E2-Lock E6) locks along the Erie Canal. This sequence of locks is the largest lift in the shortest distance, only 1.5 miles, of any system in the world.

[edit] Locks and Guard Gates

• Lock E2
• Lock E3
• Lock E4
• Lock E5
• Lock E6
• Guard Gate E1
• Guard Gate E2

[edit] See Also

• Erie Canal
• Waterford