Notice to Mariners
CANAL RE-OPENING SCHEDULE
November 16, 2011
Mariners are advised that the Erie Canal between Lock E-8 in Rotterdam and E-17 in Little Falls will re-open to commercial and recreational navigation at 7 AM on Sunday, November 20th. The Oswego Canal, and the eastern Erie Canal from Waterford to Three Rivers, will remain open until 5 PM on Saturday, December 3rd. The Troy Federal Lock will also remain open until at least 5 PM on Saturday, December 3rd.
The Champlain Canal, the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, and the western Erie Canal between Three Rivers and Tonawanda closed for the season on November 15th, and remain closed.
Mariners are advised to proceed with caution in areas of the Erie Canal which were closed for repairs due to flooding associated with Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee earlier this season. Mariners should be alert for floating and submerged debris. In some areas, submerged debris is identified by small silver/yellow markers. The controlling depth on the Erie Canal for the remainder of the 2011 navigation season will be 8.5’. For more information on available depth in certain areas, visit http://www.canals.ny.gov/navinfo/.
In some areas, buoys are placed indicating a reduced width navigation channel. Additionally, many of the buoys are not numbered and do not coincide with those shown on the NOAA charts. Maintenance vessels, dredges, and other craft engaged in clean-up operations will be encountered. Due to ongoing recovery operations, minor and infrequent delays may be experienced at certain lock locations.
Mariners are asked to report any aids-to-navigation found to be off station, hazards, shoals, or other obstructions to the New York State Canal Corporation at (518) 471-5016.
Services will be limited or unavailable at many marinas and public docking facilities along this route. A chart below indicates facilities scheduled to remain open to serve vessels transiting the Canal System during this period:
| Waterway Mileage | Facility |
|---|---|
| Oswego Canal 23.24 | Oswego Marina - open by appointment only |
| Oswego Canal 0.00 Erie Canal 160.44 |
Erie Canal - Oswego Canal Junction (Three Rivers) |
| Erie Canal 158.20 | Pirates Cove Marina, gas and pump out services weather permitting Clay, NY 315-695-3901 |
| Erie Canal 151.62 | Winter Harbor – gas & diesel Central Square, NY 315-676-9276 |
| Erie Canal 151.10 | Ess-Kay Yards, Inc. – gas & diesel, showers Brewerton, NY 315-676-27111 |
| Erie Canal 150.81 | Brewerton Boat Yards – gas & diesel, dockside power Brewerton, NY 315-676-3762 |
| Erie Canal 146.97 (1.4 miles south on Oneida Lake) |
Aero Marina – all regular services except fuel Brewerton, NY 315-699-7736 |
| Erie Canal 130.26 (2 miles south on Oneida Lake) |
Oneida Lake Marina – full time mechanic, no fuel Canastota, NY 315-762-4865 |
| Erie Canal 89.04 | Ilion Marina Dockage & electric, no fuel Ilion, NY 315-894-9421 |
| Erie Canal 69.48 | St Johnsville Municipal Marina – gas and diesel, docks St Johnsville, NY 518-568-7406 (C) 518-774-8428 |
| Erie Canal 5.96 | Crescent Boat Club Inc – gas and all regular services Clifton Park NY 518-371-9864 |
| Erie Canal 0.00 Hudson River 155.20 |
Erie Canal – Hudson River Junction (Waterford) Waterford Canal Harbor – floating docks, no power or pump-out 518-233-9123 |
| Hudson River 130.2 | Shady Harbor Marina - gas and diesel, pump out services New Baltimore, NY 518-756-8001 (C) 518-281-4713 |
| Hudson River 112.0 | Riverview Marina – fuel, docks, services Catskill NY 518-943-4311 |
For updates and information, please call 1-800-4CANAL4 or visit www.canals.ny.gov