Wiley-Dondero Canal

Wiley-Dondero Canal
Ship traversing the Eisenhower Lock
Location	St. Lawrence County, New York
Country	United States
Coordinates	44.97937°N 74.84956°W / 44.97937; -74.84956
Specifications
Length	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Lock length	766 feet (233 m)
Lock width	80 ft (24 m)
Maximum boat length	740 feet (230 m)
Maximum boat beam	78 feet (24 m)
Maximum boat draft	26.5 feet (8.1 m)
Locks	2
Total rise	83 feet (25 m)
Navigation authority	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
History
Former names	Long Sault Canal
Geography
Connects to	St. Lawrence River

The Wiley-Dondero Canal is a section of the St. Lawrence Seaway in New York, United States, with a length of 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi). [1][2]

The United States Army Corps of Engineers planned and supervised the Wiley-Dondero Canal to bypass the Long Sault.[3] [4] Actual construction was performed by Peter Kiewit Sons Co., Morrison-Knudsen Co., Perini Corp., Utah Construction Co., and Walsh Construction Co.[5][4]

Located near Massena, New York, the seaway provides a total lift of 83 feet (25 m) from the Eisenhower Lock and the Bertrand H. Snell Lock, which are the two locks in the canal.[6][7]

Originally known as the Long Sault Canal, it was later renamed the Wiley-Dondero Canal.[6][8] Construction was complicated by the need to avoid interrupting the waterflow to nearby hydroelectric installations.

References

1. "Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System Map". Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
2. "Locks, Canals & Channels". Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
3. William H. Becker (1959). "From the Atlantic to the Great Lakes: A History of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the St. Lawrence Seaway" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
4. "From the Atlantic to the Great Lakes" (PDF). United States Army Corps of Engineers. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
5. "St. Lawrence Seaway's Construction Grandeur". Historical Construction Equipment Association. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
6. "Monday, February 10, 1958 Press Release" (PDF). St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. February 10, 1958. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
7. Ernest Albert John Davies. "Major inland waterways of North America". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
8. "Seaway to Honor 3 in Naming Units". The New York Times. February 8, 1958. p. 35. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2021.