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	Beauharnois Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The original Beauharnois Canal measured 15 nm (24 km in length and was built on the south side of the St. Lawrence River, opening in 1843.
		The canal became obsolete and was superseded by the Soulanges Canal in 1899 which ran on the north side of the St. Lawrence River.
		The present Beauharnois Canal was built between 1930-1932 on the south side of the St. Lawrence River, measuring 25.7 km in length.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beauharnois_Canal (229 words)

	Saint Lawrence Seaway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		West of the Island of Montreal and Lac Saint-Louis, the Beauharnois Canal bypasses the Beauharnois hydroelectric dam.
		At the towns of Cornwall and Massena, the river and seaway form an international waterway with Ontario on the northern shore and New York State on the southern shore.
		This short canal is operated toll-free by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers[1] and not by the U.S.-Canada jointly controlled St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, thus they are often not considered part of the St Lawrence Seaway although in practice they are an integral part of the Great Lakes navigation system.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St._Lawrence_Seaway (889 words)

	ST LAWRENCE - LoveToKnow Article on ST LAWRENCE
		From Kingston, at the head of the river, to Montreal, a distance of 170 m., navigation is limited to vessels of 14 ft. draught by the capacity of the canals.
		The canals on the St Lawrence above Montreal have been enlarged to the capacity of the Welland canal, the improved system having been opened to commerce in the autumn of 1899.
		Instead of enlarging the Beauharnois canal, on the south side of the river, a new canal, the Soulanges, was built from Coteau Landing to Cascades Point, on the 1~orth side, the Beauharnois canal still being used for small barges.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/ST/ST_LAWRENCE.htm (2598 words)

	The St. Lawrence River Canals Vessel : The Canals
		The Cornwall canal, overcoming one of the river's worst rapids, the Long Sault, was built on the site of the present canal which is, in fact, simply an enlargement of the first.
		The completion of the chain of canals around all the important rapids signalled the beginning of a period of furious activity along the river and large numbers of ships were built to ply between the lake ports and Montreal.
		When canalling, these vessels were towed by teams of horses which, in many cases, were carried in the forecastle, others being hired as required from neighboring farmers.
	www.hhpl.on.ca /GreatLakes/Documents/Gilmore?ID=s005 (1884 words)

	The Irish on the Welland Canal
		Many of the canallers along the line having refused to work at the reduced prices offered by the contractors, having been idle for some time past - their funds are running low and they are becoming desperate.
		Canal Rioters are striking for more than 50 (cents) daily and increase in January to 5 York Shillings.
		The Welland Canal was eventually completed in 1859 and the Coloured Corps was officially disbanded shortly thereafter.
	irishhamilton.ca /Welland%20canal.htm (985 words)

	Beauharnois Canal. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Beauharnois Canal, SW Que., Canada, extends 15 mi/24 km bet.
		The 1st canal, opened 1843, soon became obsolete and was superseded (1899) by Soulanges Canal, on N side of the St. Lawrence.
		New Beauharnois Canal was begun 1930, has fall of 83 ft/25 m, and has important hydroelectric power station.
	www.bartleby.com /69/19/B03519.html (108 words)

	St Lawrence Seaway
		The construction of progressively larger canals along the St Lawrence River began as early as 1783.
		Between 1913 and 1932, the WELLAND CANAL, between Lakes ERIE and ONTARIO, was rebuilt, but the US was reluctant to enter a larger scheme, that is, to rebuild the Montréal-Lake Ontario channels.
		The Soulanges section, comprising the 25.7 km Beauharnois Canal, includes the 2 Beauharnois locks, which provide a total lift of 25 m to overcome the Beauharnois hydroelectric power dam.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0007095 (1010 words)

	History of the St. Lawrence / Great Lakes Canals System (1783-1954) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After the first canals were built (Coteau du Lac, Lachine, etc.), the need to improve the existing ones and to extend the system became clear, notably as the tension between Britain and the United States mounted and as Upper Canada was being settled.
		Work for the Ottawa-Rideau Canal began in 1826 and the canal was completed in 1832 The detour imposed by the canal is far longer than by the more direct route, 394 km against 294 by the St. Lawrence.
		Therefore, this canal was built for strategic reasons and as soon as Canada / United States relations became more cordial (in the middle of the nineteen century), the Rideau Canal lost a significant share of its "raison d'etre".
	collections.ic.gc.ca /stlauren/hist/hi_slcanals.htm (1898 words)

	Lake Saint-François (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The first canal and dike construction work for the old Beauharnois Canal was begun in 1842.
		A series of projects followed thereafter: construction of the Beauharnois hydroelectric generating station, inauguration of the existing Beauharnois Canal in 1932 and the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959.
		Operation of the Beauharnois hydroelectric generating station transformed Lake Saint-François into a reservoir whose level was raised by 40 cm and maintained so that variations never exceed 15 cm; prior to 1932, they could reach as high as 50 cm.
	www.qc.ec.gc.ca /CSL/inf/inf048_001_e.html (489 words)

	World Canals 1840=1849
		The Richmond-to-Lynchburg section of Virginia's James River and Kanawha Canal is inaugurated by the William Henry Harrison.
		The Alexandria Canal, running between Georgetown, District of Columbia, and Rosslyn, Virginia, is completed with the construction of a 1000-foot aqueduct across the Potomac River.
		The Erie Canal is the largest employer in New York State, with a work force of over 25,000 men and boys.
	www.home.eznet.net /%7Edminor/Canal1840.html (1439 words)

	The ST. LAWRENCE RIVER "Great Canadian Rivers" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Canal Enlargement - Of the existing Beauharnois Canal and the Welland Canal (to a depth of 8.2 metres).
		Canal Building - Of a new 32 kilometre canal to bypass the Lachine Rapids at Montreal.
		Lock Construction - Of the Dwight D. Eisenhower and Bertrand H. Snell locks in the International Section, the Iroquois Lock to bypass the Iroquois Dam, the Upper and Lower Beauharnois Locks in the Beauharnois Canal, and the St. Lambert and Cote Ste.
	www.greatcanadianrivers.com /rivers/stlawer/economy-home.html (1488 words)

	Phase III, bilan environnemental, Valleyfield-Beauharnois, 21 octobre 1998
		Michael Agnew, chair of the Upper St. Lawrence ZIP Committee, accepted the document on behalf of the many partners and residents of the community involved in the conservation of the St. Lawrence.
		The Valleyfield-Beauharnois sector extends from Valleyfield to Beauharnois and includes all the outflows from Lake St. Francis into Lake St. Louis and the adjoining land.
		Beauharnois Canal regional park and project to reopen the Soulanges Canal);
	www.slv2000.qc.ca /communiques/phase3/1998_2110_communautaire_a.htm (1664 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Minnesota
		In S eptember, 1730, Fort Beauharnois was rebuilt on a plot of higher ground near the old establishment.
		In 1743, and again in 1746, representative chiefs of the Dakota nation made a journey to Quebec and presented to the Government of New France a petition for the re-establishment of the fort and for the restoration of trade relations.
		Fort Beauharnois was retained until the outbreak of the war between the English and the French, but it was never occupied after the surrender which followed the defeat of Montcalm in the famous battle of Quebec (1759).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10326c.htm (3889 words)

	List of B placenames in SW Quebec
		First the Seigniory of Beauharnois, then its principal town Beauharnois, the Old and New Beauharnois Canals, the County of Beauharnois, and the Beauharnois Districts number 1 and 2 that appeared briefly in the mid 19th century to name a few.
		In 1907, the old canal was rented to the Canadian Light, Heat and Power Co. as a water source for their new hydroelectric plant in St-Timothèe.
		In 1855, the County of Beauharnois was resurrected in a new form that included only the north half of the Seigniory of Beauharnois, northwest of the Châteauguay River including the parishes of St-Clément, St-Louis-de-Gonzague and St-Timothèe.
	www.rootsweb.com /~qchuntin/location/b.htm (4231 words)

	Canals
		Canal proponent Elkanah Watson is born in New York.
		Susquehanna Canal, and a Delaware and Schuylkill Canal.
		Seneca and Cauga lakes to the Erie Canal.
	home.eznet.net /%7Edminor/Canals.html (7512 words)

	Saint Lawrence Seaway -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In New York, the Wiley-Dondero Canal (Snell and Eisenhower locks) passes the Moses-Saunders power dam, and the short Iroquois lock passes the Iroquois water level control structure.
		The Welland Canal (eight locks) links Lake Ontario to Lake Erie, bypassing the formidable barrier of (A city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort) Niagara Falls.
		Larger vessels of the (Click link for more info and facts about lake freighter) lake freighter fleet are built on the Lakes and can never travel down the Seaway to the ocean.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/Sa/Saint_Lawrence_Seaway.htm (597 words)

	Workers on the Beauharnois Canal
		The construction of the Beauharnois Canal began in 1842 and was completed in 1845.
		The Canal replaced the Cascades and Coteau Canals, but it was later replaced by Soulanges Canal in 1901.
		He was born in Ireland in 1819 and died in Montreal in 1899.
	www.rootsweb.com /~qchuntin/canal3.htm (231 words)

	The St. Lawrence Seaway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Two 42 feet (12 meters) lift dams were built, the Upper and Lower Beauharnois locks, permitting the Seaway to cross the Cascades, Split Rock, Cedars and Coteau Rapids between Lake St. Louis and Lake St. Francois.
		Such as the Beauharnois section, the International section have been the object of navigation and power works, but this section is jointly administered by Canada and the United States.
		The Welland Canal is the most significant, climbing 326 feet (99 meters) between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie using eight locks.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /stlauren/econ/ec_consslseaway.htm (1792 words)

	Canada Trails: Parc Régional du Canal Beauharnois Bike and Recreation Path, Quebec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Trail description: 27-km trail between Melochville and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield on the north side of the canal and a 10-km trail on the south side of the canal.
		Facilities on the trail: Toilets at two points on the north side of the canal.
		The Beauharnois hydro generation plant near Melocheville is one of the world's largest.
	www.canadatrails.ca /tct/qc/beauharnois.html (218 words)

	Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System : Seaway Radio Message
		The navigation channel in the Beauharnois Canal is generally open water.
		Due to the presence of ice, one way navigation is in effect in the South Shore Canal and the Wiley-Dondero Canal.
		It will be extremely important that vessels transiting through all ice covered areas and the ice booms in the Beauharnois Canal to proceed at the slowest safe speed in order not to disturb the ice fields.
	www.greatlakes-seaway.com /en/navigation/radiomessage20040325.html (329 words)

	Infrastructure Canada Program - News Releases - Quebec - 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The project involves opening an 880-metre-long section of the canal, from the upper entry at the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield marina, on the edge of Saint-François Lake, to Nicholson pier located in the municipality's downtown core.
		Moreover, the Société du vieux canal de Beauharnois estimates that 15,000 boaters will cross the canal every year, generating roughly $1.5 million in economic spinoffs.
		Christian McSween, President of the Société du vieux canal de Beauharnois and Sallaberry-de-Valleyfield Mayor Denis Lapointe are delighted by the positive repercussions on the old canal - already a popular tourist attraction - of this development project, which will make it possible to further capitalize on the potential of this heritage property.
	www.infrastructure.gc.ca /icp/publication/new_release/qc/2002/20020530salaberry_e.shtml (431 words)

	St. Lawrence Seaway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Saint Lawrence Seaway is a series of canals along the Saint Lawrence River, that permits ocean-going vessels to reach the Great Lakes from the Atlantic Ocean.
		It begins at the port of Montreal, where theSouth Shore Canal (St-Lambert and Ste-Catherine locks) passes the LachineRapids.
		West of the Island of Montreal and Lac Saint-Louis, the Beauharnois canal and locks pass the Beauharnoishydroelectric dam.
	www.therfcc.org /st.-lawrence-seaway-72547.html (263 words)

	AllRefer.com - Soulanges Canal, Quebec, Canada - (canal) - Facts and Information
		Completed 1899, with 5 locks, it superseded original Beauharnois Canal, on S side of the St. Lawrence.
		Earlier canal on same route was opened 1783, enlarged 1848.
		Canal is now used for power purposes only.
	reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/S/S14047-soulanges-canal.html (171 words)

	VALLEYFIELD - LoveToKnow Article on VALLEYFIELD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		, town and port of entry, Beauharnois county, Quebec, Canada, 25 m.
		S.W. of Montreal, at the foot of Lake St Francisan expansion of the river St Lawrenceand at the head of the Beauharnois canal.
		It is a station on the Canada Atlantic and New York Central railways, and a port of call for all steamers plying between Montreal and Lake Ontario ports.
	78.1911encyclopedia.org /V/VA/VALLEYFIELD.htm (102 words)

	Untitled Document
		There is also a trail section along the south shore of the Canal from Lake St Francois to St Louis de Gonzaque.
		There are a few breaks in the circuit which will require road travel including the section between the Chambly Canal Trail and the La Riveraine/Montee du Fort-Chambly in Brossard as well as the section of secondary highway along route 112 between Waterloo and the beginning of the Montagnarde in Stukley-Sud.
		The trail connects to the L'Estriade in the east and the Chambly Canal in the west.
	www.out-there.com /tpq09adv.htm (1436 words)

	Teaching About the Great Lakes & St.Lawrence Seaway
		Originally initiated by local businessmen, the first canal (1829) was built to stimulate local and regional trade.
		The present day Welland Canal which connects Lake Ontario to Lake Erie, is the fourth to be constructed.
		The Welland Canal is 27 ft. (8.2m) deep and 26 miles (42 km) long.
	www.canadainfolink.ca /glks.htm (712 words)

	4490 Canaux de navigation
		Un canal est une voie navigable faite de main d'homme, destinée à faire communiquer deux mers, deux bassins, deux fleuves, etc. Il est divisé en un certain nombre de biefs, séparés par des écluses, ce qui permet d'équilibrer le niveau d'eau entre deux écluses.
		Sur le Saint-Laurent, on retrouve le canal Lachine et le canal de Beauharnois.
		Ce canal, ouvert en 1845, remplaçait quatre courts canaux militaires construits vers1780.
	www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca /pamu/themes/synthese/s4490.htm (817 words)

	Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System : Locks, Canals & Channels
		The Seaway system is connected by 6 short canals with a total length of less than 60 nautical miles.
		Welland Canal: (eight locks) Of the seven located at north end, three are twinned and contiguous; the eighth, at the south end, is a control lock 23.5 nautical miles; links Lake Ontario to Lake Erie
		Mary's Falls Canal: (four parallel locks of various dimensions at Sault Ste.
	www.greatlakes-seaway.com /en/aboutus/lcc.html (299 words)

	Legislation introduced to authorize the completion of Highway 30 - May 12, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The western segment requires the construction of two major bridges, one across the St. Lawrence River and one over the Beauharnois Canal.
		The proposed special act will authorize the Government of Quebec to construct and maintain the proposed bridges and will contain provisions that will require the provincial government to submit the plans, specifications and locations of the proposed bridges for study and approval by the governor-in-council before work begins.
		Based on the results of the environmental assessment, the responsible government departments will remove their obligations and allow all or only certain parts of the construction to proceed.
	www.tc.gc.ca /mediaroom/releases/nat/2005/05-h105e.htm (881 words)

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