Lock E2
From NY Canals - Guide to New York's Erie, Oswego, Champlain, and Cayuga-Seneca Canal System
| Lock E2 Facts | |
|---|---|
 Lock E2 in Waterford on the Erie Canal. Photo taken from the 4th Street Bridge. | |
| Located on the: | Erie Canal |
| Nearest Town: | Waterford |
| Phone Number: | (518) 237-0810 |
| Lift: | 33.55 feet |
| Upstream Elevation: | 48.75 feet |
| Downstream Elevation: | 15.2 feet |
| Next Town East: | Scotia |
| Next Town North: | Mechanicville |
| Next Town South: | Troy |
| Next Lock Westbound: | Lock E3 (.63 miles) |
| Next Lock Northbound: | Lock C1 (2 miles) |
| Next Lock Southbound: | Troy Federal Lock (3 miles) |
Lock E2 of the New York State Erie Canal is in village of Waterford. Passing through this lock marks the entry into the official Erie Canal from the Hudson River. Note that there is not a Lock E1. This also is the first lock in the Waterford Flight of Locks. The Waterford Flight of Locks consists of Locks E-2 through Lock E6. The flight of locks - bypassing Cohoes Falls just to the south - constitutes the largest lift in the shortest distance on any canal system in the world: This set of 5 locks lifts vessels 169 feet in about a half mile!
Bridge #2, The 4th Street Bridge, is to the left of the lock in the photo. Also in the photo, below the lock is the remains of the Waterford Side Cut of locks to the former Old Champlain Canal. These former locks are now used as a spillway to maintain the level of water between Erie Canal Locks E2 and E3.
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 3 tugboats atop Lock E2. |
 Aerial Photo of Lock E2 in Waterford on the Erie Canal. |
