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	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.
		Marie, Michigan bypass the rapids on the St.
		The depth in the channels of the St. Lawrence Seaway is 12.5 m (41 ft) downstream of Quebec City, 10.7 m (35 ft) between Quebec City and Deschaillons, 11.3 m (37 ft) to Montreal, and 8.2 (27 ft) upstream of Montreal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St._Lawrence_Seaway (862 words)

	MSN Encarta - St. Lawrence (river)
		Lawrence Seaway, a system of canals, locks, and dredged channels built to allow the passage of oceangoing vessels, the St. Lawrence River serves as a major water route to the interior of the United States and Canada, linking the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
		The main tributaries of the St. Lawrence are the Ottawa, Saint-Maurice, and Saguenay rivers from the north, and the Richelieu, Saint-François, and Chaudière rivers from the south.
		The St. Lawrence Valley is one of the most densely populated parts of Canada, containing about 25 percent of the nation's population.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761570826/St_Lawrence_(river).html (766 words)

	Saint Lawrence Seaway. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The seaway includes a 27-ft (8-m) deep waterway, a canal, and seven locks between the port of Montreal and Lake Ontario; a 27-ft (8-m) channel and eight locks through the Welland Ship Canal; and the Sault Sainte Marie Canals and locks.
		Iron ore, wheat, and coal are the principal cargoes carried on the seaway.
		The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority was charged with construction and maintenance of required facilities in Canada; the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation was responsible for facilities in the United States.
	www.bartleby.com /65/st/StLawrSwy.html (322 words)

	St Lawrence Seaway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The St Lawrence Seaway is a network of waterways allowing ocean-going ships to carry their cargo from the GULF OF ST LAWRENCE inland to the industrial heart of North America.
		The entrance of the Seaway is ANTICOSTI ISLAND.
		The Seaway is made up of natural waterways and a system of locks and canals on the ST LAWRENCE RIVER and on the rivers that link the five GREAT LAKES.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=J1ARTJ0007095 (803 words)

	TEACH: Great Lakes ports and shipping
		The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River are part of a vast system linking North America's heartland with ports and markets throughout the world.
		Lawrence Seaway extends from Montreal to Lake Erie and includes the Welland Canal.
		This canal system, the western section of the St. Lawrence Seaway, ranks as one of the outstanding engineering feats of the 20th century.
	www.great-lakes.net /teach/business/ship/ship_5.html (742 words)

	The St. Lawrence Seaway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The St. Lawrence Seaway is one of the world's most comprehensive inland navigation system.
		The St. Lawrence Seaway generates around 40,000 jobs and 2 billion dollars of annual personal income, but its most significant contribution is related to the cargo it handles, supporting a vast array of industries (see the Port System section).
		Willoughby, W. (1961) The St. Lawrence Waterway: A Study in Politics and Diplomacy, Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /stlauren/econ/ec_consslseaway.htm (1792 words)

	Newfoundland Flotilla 2000: The St. Lawrence Seaway
		The St. Lawrence Seaway is a series of locks, canals and channels extending from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Superior, a distance of more than 3,700 km, or 8.5 sailing days.
		The Commission concluded that both the St. Lawrence River and the Mohawk-Hudson routes were feasible.
		The Seaway was officially dedicated on June 26-27, 1959, in Montreal and Massena, New York.
	www.canoe.ca /nfflotilla2000/story_seaway.html (649 words)

	St Lawrence Seaway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The St Lawrence Seaway (Great Lakes Waterway) is the system of locks, canals and channels linking the GREAT LAKES and the ST LAWRENCE RIVER with the Atlantic Ocean.
		The St Lawrence Seaway Authority, a federal crown corporation, was established by Act of Parliament in 1954 to construct, operate and maintain the Canadian portion of the waterway between Montréal and Lake Ontario, including the locks in Canadian territory (5 of the 7) and also the Welland Canal.
		In 1998, an Act of Parliament allowed for the Canadian part of the Seaway to be operated by Seaway users and other stakeholders, as a not-for-profit corporation (St Lawrence Seaway Management Corp) under contract to the Canadian government.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007095 (303 words)

	St. Lawrence Seaway
		While the ultimate version of the seaway was constructed in the mid-20th century, its origins can be traced back to the 17th century, when the French attempted to build a canal to bypass the rapids at Lachine near Montreal, Quebec.
		Because of fears of invasion from the Germans and Japanese, the St. Lawrence River was closed to traffic during the war.
		The seaway's opening was officiated by Queen Elizabeth II and President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1788.html (544 words)

	American Metal Market: St. Lawrence toll discounts are extended - St. Lawrence Seaway - Brief Article
		The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. and its Canadian counterpart, the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority, recently announced that the discounts for new business and volume rebates also will increase substantially during 1994.
		The definition of "new business" has been changed to improve the targeting of the program--now a carrier will be given an instant 50-percent discount of cargo tolls for a qualified commodity during the entire navigation season upon arrival of the application prior to transit.
		Those groupings are Gulf of St. Lawrence to St. Lambert Lock in Montreal; St. Lambert Lock to Cape Vincent on the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario; Lake Erie, Lake Huron and connecting waters; Lake Michigan; and Lake Superior and St. Mary's River.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3MKT/is_n24_v102/ai_14779618 (405 words)

	Cruising the St. Lawrence Seaway
		A relaxing way to travel between Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City is along the St. Lawrence river - on a St. Lawrence river cruise - through the 1000 Islands, locks, past the fortresses, stately homes and ever changing scenery on a replica steamship, the Canadian Empress.
		There are three cruises: Kingston to Montreal, a 4 night - 5 day cruise down the St. Lawrence through the 1000 islands (there are actually 1,870), and locks of the International Seaway.
		Lawrence Cruises also offer a selection of hotels in their port cities for those who want to linger a while.
	www.travellady.com /articles/article-cruisingstlawrence.html (369 words)

	The St. Lawrence Seaway Project Part 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Licences were issued in 1953 and construction of the International St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project officially began on August 10th, 1954.
		More than 25,000 people were employed in the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the total cost ended up at more than a billion dollars.
		Along the shore of the St. Lawrence lay a group of small riverside villages, first settled in the 1600s and 1700s.
	www.ghosttownpix.com /lostvillages/project2.shtml (781 words)

	CBC News:Ice delays opening of St. Lawrence Seaway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		MONTREAL - Thick ice in the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River is delaying the spring opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway by six days, costing the shipping industry millions in additional waiting time.
		"Seaway officials note this is the first-ever delay since the Seaway's inaugural year of operation in 1959."
		Lawrence River and 90 per cent of Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie are ice-covered.
	www.cbc.ca /stories/print/2003/03/11/seaway030311 (302 words)

	Saint Lawrence Seaway on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The seaway includes a 27-ft (8-m) deep waterway, a canal, and seven locks between the port of Montreal and Lake Ontario; a 27-ft (8-m) channel and eight locks through the Welland Ship Canal ; and the Sault Sainte Marie Canals and locks.
		DOTs Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation posts 41st clean financial audit.
		Seaway Trade Mission to Poland and Norway will promote commerce in Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/StL1awrS1wy.asp (449 words)

	St. Lawrence River and Seaway
		The St. Lawrence River and Seaway is of vital geographic and economic importance to the Great Lakes system, connecting the lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and providing navigation to deep-draft ocean vessels.
		Approximately 800 miles (1,287 km) long, the St. Lawrence River can be divided into three broad sections: the freshwater river, which extends from Lake Ontario to just outside the city of Quebec; the St. Lawrence estuary, which extends from Quebec to Anticosti Island; and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which leads into the Atlantic Ocean.
		The New York State Seaway Trail is a 454-mile scenic route paralleling Lake Erie, the Niagara River, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.
	www.great-lakes.net /lakes/stlaw.html (810 words)

	Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It is important to note that the focus of the study is on the optimization of the existing infrastructure based on the system’s current configuration and that the evaluation of major infrastructure modifications, such as an expansion of the Seaway locks or an increase in channel dimensions, is not part of the study.
		The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway system has been an economic success for both nations, creating or supporting annually tens of thousands of jobs, generating billions of dollars of revenue, and moving on average 200 million tons of freight.
		Additionally, the Great Lakes Commission and the St. Lawrence Economic Development Council have assisted this interagency group in identifying the widest possible group of stakeholders—marine industry, environmental groups, academia, anglers, hydropower interests, mining, manufacturing and agricultural groups, and cruising enthusiasts—and arranging a series of public outreach meetings held in communities throughout the System.
	www.glsls-study.com /faqs.html (1094 words)

	Saint Lawrence River and Seaway -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It connects the North River (source of the St. Louis River, in the U.S. state of Minnesota, which flows into Lake Superior) with Cabot Strait, leading into the Atlantic Ocean in the extreme east of Canada, crossing the interior of the North American continent for some 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometres).
		The St. Lawrence River, which separates Ontario from New York State, is a major source of hydroelectric power.
		Until the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, Montreal was the farthest point inland that large oceangoing vessels could reach (see Saint Lawrence River).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9110732 (879 words)

	Seaway plan pits jobs vs. ecology - 05/20/03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A proposal to expand the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system would bring bigger ships to ports such as this one in Windsor, where the Victoriaborg refuels.
		"The St. Lawrence Seaway is a vital economic artery to the ports of America's heartland," U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said earlier this month.
		"The Seaway's delicately balanced ecosystem is already taxed and jeopardized by the current volume of commercial freight vessels that travel the river," Clinton said.
	www.detnews.com /2003/business/0305/20/a01-169733.htm (1206 words)

	The St. Lawrence Seaway - "That Was Then..." - CBC Archives
		The St. Lawrence River, tamed at last, is a bustle of activity as it is lined with scores of ships ready to make the voyage that Jacques Cartier never could.
		The sheer scientific marvel of the Seaway is realized when the thousands of pounds of counterbalanced steelwork that make up the locks and lift-bridges spring into action, allowing ocean freighters to continue on in their voyage to the Atlantic Ocean undeterred.
		The Seaway provides an economical outlet for farmers in the west, and became a vital link for Canada's most important export crop — grain.
	archives.cbc.ca /400d.asp?id=1-69-689-3999-10 (628 words)

	St. Lawrence Seaway to open, is sign of spring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Lawrence Seaway to open, is sign of spring
		The world’s longest waterway, the St. Lawrence Seaway annually accounts for billions of dollars in revenues and supports tens of thousands of jobs in the eight Great Lakes states and the two Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT).
		The top priority of SLSDC is to ensure “the safety and security of one of North America’s premier inland waterways, the surrounding communities, and the families living along its shores,” the statement said, and to that end SLSDC employees are trained in emergency response.
	chestertontribune.com /Business/st_lawrence_seaway_to_open_is_si.htm (199 words)

	Senator Clinton Calls for Inquiry Into Barge Accident on St. Lawrence Seaway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In a letter sent to Albert S. Jacquez, Administrator of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., Senator Clinton also called for public meetings once the review was conducted.
		According to the State Department of Environmental Conservation, the salt posed no ecological danger because the St. Lawrence River is large enough to absorb it.
		With that in mind, I request that you conduct a review of the response to the July 27 accident, with a focus on whether the necessary plans, procedures, resources and personnel were in place, functioned appropriately, and are adequate to respond to a more serious incident.
	clinton.senate.gov /~clinton/news/2004/2004817826.html (432 words)

	Washington Group International - Project Profiles - St. Lawrence Seaway—International Rapids
		The St. Lawrence Seaway, built by Canada and the U.S., is one of the most comprehensive navigation/power systems in the world and serves as a showpiece of enormous engineering and construction achievements.
		Because of natural barriers along the route before the seaway was constructed, navigation was limited to ships that would draw a maximum of 14 feet.
		During construction, an average of 1,000 cubic yards per day of concrete were poured to build the control works and canal bed, 750,000 cubic yards of material were used to form the dike with more than three million cubic yards of earth moved for the entire project.
	www.wgint.com /project.php?id=12 (1456 words)

	St. Lawrence Seaway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Great Lakes/St. Lawrence system is the world's longest deep draft inland waterway which consists of two sections: Montreal/Lake Ontario section and theWelland Canal with 15 major ports, of which over half have a 27-foot depth or more.
		The modern St. Lawrence Seaway dates back to 1959, when the construction of this monumental navigation project was finally completed by the United States and Canada.
		The Seaway marked the beginning of deep-draft navigation by large ocean-going ships sailing between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, and heralded a new era in North American maritime transportation.
	www.schoonervoyage.com /v_stlawrence.html (177 words)

	Teaching About the Great Lakes & St.Lawrence Seaway
		Traveling through all the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway and eventually the North Atlantic, readers will learn about the geography, history, industry, seasons, tides, currents, locks, inhabitants, animals and more of this fascinating region.
		It is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway and 2,350 miles (3,780 km) of the international waterway.
		The composite vessel CANADIAN TRANSFER, constructed from the bow of one ship and the stern section of another (see Two And A Half Sisters) is shown entering the St. Clair River in October 1999.
	www.canadainfolink.ca /glks.htm (712 words)

	Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River / Wisconsin Sea Grant
		At the northeastern tip of the lake, its waters empty into the St. Lawrence River for a 1,200-mile journey to the Atlantic Ocean.
		Finally, 2,342 miles from Duluth -- where the St. Lawrence River is miles across -- the waters of the Great Lakes reach the Atlantic Ocean.
		In total, the volume of water draining from the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence basins is so great that enough water flows out of the mouth of the St. Lawrence every 10 minutes to supply all people and industries of New York City for a entire day.
	seagrant.wisc.edu /communications/greatlakes/GlacialGift/lake_ontario.html (531 words)

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