Oswego Canal
From NY Canals: Information and Cruising Guide to New York's Erie, Oswego, Champlain, and Cayuga-Seneca Canal System
| Major Towns along the Oswego Canal |
| Phoenix Fulton Minetto Oswego |
The original Oswego Canal opened in 1828, shortly after the Erie Canal was completed. Today the 23.7 mile Oswego Canal connects the Erie Canal to Oswego, a port city on Lake Ontario. Connecting to the Erie Canal at Three Rivers (Seneca, Oneida, and Oswego Rivers) the Oswego Canal follows the Oswego River its entire course. Like the Eastern Erie Canal, it has a depth of 14 feet and a width of 120 feet, though it is often much wider. It contains 7 locks: Lock O1 through Lock O8 (no Lock O4), which combines for a total change in elevation of 118 feet.
On a journey down the Oswego River from Three Rivers, one would pass about a few canal towns on this downstream voyage. These include Phoenix, Fulton, Minetto and finally the city of Oswego.
[edit] Oswego Canal Facts
- Length of the River: 23.7 miles
- Number of Locks: 7
- Depth of channel: 13 feet over lock sills
- Overhead bridge clearance: 20 feet minimum
- Speed limit: 10 mph
- Difference in elevation from Three Rivers to Oswego: 118 feet
- Traveling time from Three Rivers Point to Oswego: 6 hours, minimum
- Approximate time required to travel through each lock: 20-30 minutes
- Channel markers: red buoys on the east side, green on the west
- Oswego Canal Locks
[edit] Free Tie Ups along the Oswego Canal
- Henley Park, Lock and State St., Phoenix, NY 13135, (315) 695-2484
- Power, Water, Restrooms
[edit] Marinas along the Oswego Canal
- Canalview Marina, 141 South First Street, Fulton, NY 13069, (315) 592-2474
- Oswego Canal Harbor, c/o City of Oswego Department of Parks and Recreation, 13 West Oneida Street, Oswego, NY 13126
- Oswego Marina, 3 Basin Street, Oswego, NY 13126, (315) 342-0436
- Wrights Landing Marina, 41 Lake St., Oswego, NY 13126, (315) 343-8430
- Oswego International Marina, 19 Lake Street, Oswego, NY 13126, (315) 343-0688
[edit] Boat Launches along the Oswego Canal
- Stop 28, Rte. 57, South of Owens Rd., Fulton, NY 13069, (315) 593-8288 / (315) 349-8322
- City of Fulton North Bay Campground, 925 Phillips St, Fulton, NY 13069, (315) 592-2256 (fee)
- Letto Island, East First St. at Lock 7, Oswego, NY 13126, (315) 343-0751 (fee)