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E20 Whitesboro Lock

• Mile Marker: 105.32
• Lat / Lon: N 43° 08.561' / W 075° 17.461'
• Number of Chambers: One
• Size: 43.5 x 300
• Tie Off: Lines provided
• VHF Channel: 13
• Phone: 315-736-4617
• Schedule:

  • The New York State Canal Corporation today announced that, conditions permitting, all portions of the New York State Canal system are scheduled to open on Friday, May 16, 2025.

    This year marks the 201st consecutive season of navigation along New York's Canals and the 200th anniversary of the original Erie Canal's completion and opening on October 26, 1825.

    There are no tolls or fees for recreational use of the Canal system this year.Additional information about this year's season, including standard hours of operation and
    more details on the Canal Corporation's continued collaboration with the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to mitigate aquatic invasive
    species, will be issued in subsequent Notices to Mariners.

    As part of the Erie Canal's Bicentennial commemoration, the Canal Corporation is extending this year's navigation season. The Canal system will remain open for both recreational and commercial vessels until Monday, November 3, 2025, at 6:00 pm.This
    year's extended navigation season is being offered to accommodate vessels traveling to and from New York City with the Buffalo Maritime Center's replica Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief in late October.

    Hours of operation between Wednesday, October 15, 2025, and Monday, November 3, 2025, will be announced in subsequent Notices to Mariners and will be subject to change based on availability of seasonal personnel, including roving lock and lift bridge operators.

  
  

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• Comment by: Tom Vail, Life's TraVails, on Jun 9, 2019
  Vessel Type: Power
  LOA: 44'
  Draft: 4.5'

  We tied our DeFever 44 to the starboard wall. About 2/3rd rise, 2 strong men could not keep the boat parallel to the wall, got to the end of their rope and could no longer hang on. We got blown parallel to the port wall. Lockmaster said new valves had been added and they couldn’t control them. He watched the whole scenario unfold and it seems he should have done something to let us regain control.

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