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| Keywords: ChamplainCanal-1845.JPG 85003401 Fort Edward NY USA The Flight today called The Combine is a series of five locks on the old Glens Falls Feeder Canal which raised/lowered canal boats a total of 55 vertical feet 16 76 m Built in 1845 this series of locks replaced the original timber locks of the 1820s and '30s These locks are 15 feet wide 4 57m and 100 feet long 30 48m ; these dimensions controlled the size of canal boats in the Champlain Canal system so long as these locks were in use Water from this branch canal pulled from above the falls in Glens Falls fed into the highest point of the Champlain Canal providing a source to replenish water lost both back into the Hudson River to the south and into Lake Champlain to the north Own image 2008-04-05 Planmeister Champlain Canal | ||||
