Chambly Canal

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The Chambly Canal is a historic 19th-century Canadian waterway in Quebec that forms part of the route linking the St. Lawrence River to Lake Champlain and the Hudson River via the Richelieu River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
historic site
connectsTo Lake Champlain
St. Lawrence River
constructionMaterial stone
wood
constructionStartDate 1831
country Canada
currentUse recreational boating
tourism
elevationChange 24 m
formsPartOfRoute St. Lawrence River–Lake Champlain corridor
linked to: St. Lawrence Valley
hasBicyclePath yes
hasLockType manual lock
hasNearbyFortification Fort Chambly
hasStructure bascule bridge
stone lock
swing bridge
hasTowpath yes
hasWalkingTrail yes
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada
heritageDesignationDate 1929
inception 1843
isPartOf Inland waterway between New York State and Quebec
length 19 km
locatedIn Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
locatedInAdministrativeRegion Montérégie
locatedNear Chambly, Quebec
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
locatedOnWaterway Richelieu River
maintainedBy Government of Canada
maximumVesselBeam 7 m
maximumVesselDraught 2.7 m
maximumVesselHeight 9.1 m
maximumVesselLength 33.5 m
namedAfter Chambly
numberOfLocks 9
openingDate 1843
operator Parks Canada
originalPurpose commercial navigation
military transport route
partOf Richelieu River waterway system
linked to: Richelieu River
partOfRouteTo Hudson River
regionServed Richelieu Valley
seasonalOperation late spring to early fall
usedBy pleasure craft
small commercial vessels
waterwayType ship canal

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Richelieu River connectedBy Chambly Canal
Richelieu River hasLockSystem Chambly Canal locks
linked to: Chambly Canal
Chambly hasAttraction Chambly Canal
Chambly hasWaterway Chambly Canal
Chambly, Quebec hasAttraction Chambly Canal
Chambly, Quebec hasTransportInfrastructure Chambly Canal (part of the national historic canal system)
linked to: Chambly Canal