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 Oswego River/Canal Facts
  • Lenght of River: 23.7 miles
  • Number of Locks: 7 (there is no lock no. 4)
  • Depth of Channel: 14 ft. (13 ft. over lock sills)
  • Overhead Bridge Clearance: 20 ft., minimum
  • Speed Limit: 10 mph
  • Elevation from Three Rivers to Oswego: 118 ft., descending
  • Travel time Three Rivers to Oswego: 6 hrs., minimum
  • Locking time: 20-30 min.
  • Channel Markers: Red buoys on east side, green on west
Oswego Canal, Oswego County, NY
Connecting Lake Ontario and the Erie Canal
Oswego Canal
1 Lock 1 Phoenix - 315-695-2281
Distance to Lock 2 - 10 miles, 60 minutes
2 Lock 2 Fulton - 315-592-4155
Distance to Lock 3 - .5 miles, 5 minutes
3 Lock 3 Fulton - 315-592-5349
Distance to Lock 5 - 6 miles, 40 minutes
5 Lock 5 Minetto - 315-343-5232
Distance to Lock 6 - 3.5 miles, 25 minutes
6 Lock 6 Oswego - 315-343-9001
Distance to Lock 7 - .5 miles, 5 minutes
7 Lock 7 Oswego - 315-343-6304
Distance to Lock 8 - .5 miles, 5 minutes
8 Lock 8 Oswego - 315-343-0280
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