Notice
Reduced Depth for Flashboards: Champlain Canal - Comstock
Notice to Mariners
Champlain Canal – Comstock
June 11, 2025
Mariners are advised that the Canal Corporation will begin to lower the water level in the Canal from Champlain Canal Lock C-9 in Smith’s Basin to Lock C-11 in Comstock approximately 1 foot lower than normal on the morning of Thursday, June 12th, for flashboard installation on the dam at Lock C-11. This lower water level may affect boats and docks on this area of the Champlain Canal and should return to normal by the afternoon of Friday, June 13th.
Charts covering the affected area can be found at
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In case of emergencies, please call the Canal Corporation’s Emergency Call Center at 833-538-1042.