Welland Canal

British

/ ˈwɛlənd /

noun

Also called: Welland Ship Canal. a canal in S Canada, in Ontario, linking Lake Erie to Lake Ontario: part of the St Lawrence Seaway, with eight locks. Length: 44 km (28 miles)

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A major bottleneck is the closed Welland Canal in Ontario.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023

The first Welland Canal was dug between Lake Erie and Ontario in 1829.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2016

By the time I woke up the next morning, the Equinox had finished unloading, crossed Lake Ontario and cleared two locks in the Welland Canal — an engineering marvel that circumvents Niagara Falls.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2016

In 1921 it appeared in Lake Erie, presumably detouring Niagara Falls via the Welland Canal.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Welland Canal to be stopped immediately, and Colonel By to be recalled from the Rideau Canal.

From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry

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