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Water Level Update: Central Erie and Cayuga/Seneca Canals

08/31/2021 05:27 PM

Notice to Mariners

Central Erie Canal & Cayuga/Seneca Canal – Water Level Update

August 31, 2021

 

Mariners are advised that flows are receding, causing water levels to drop in the following areas of the Canal system:

Erie Canal

Lock E-24 (Baldwinsville) to Lock E-25 (May’s Point), including Cross Lake

Cayuga – Seneca Canal

Lock CS-1 (Cayuga)

Cayuga/Seneca Canal to the Erie Canal Junction

As water levels continue to recede, boaters should secure any vessels in these areas.

Charts showing the affected areas can be found at

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Features along portions of the Central Erie and Cayuga/Seneca Canals are listed by mileage at

/Navigation-Information and

/Navigation-Information

The Canal Corporation urges all users to register to receive updates through the "Notice to Mariners" notification program at www.canals.ny.gov                         

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