Saguenay exiting the lock

[edG]

got out for a couple of hours to shoot today

[belliveau]

that place must be massive.

[edG]

it is indeed massive - takes 90 million litres of water to fill one of the locks ( just read that on sign near the actual locks when I was looking for a vantage point to shoot from).

This is actually the fourth canal:

"Construction on the current canal began in 1913 and was completed in 1932. The route was again changed north of St. Catharines, now running directly north to Port Weller. In this configuration, there are eight locks, seven at the Niagara Escarpment and the eighth, a guard lock, at Port Colborne to adjust with the varying water depth in Lake Erie. The depth was now 7.6 m (25 ft), with locks 233.5 m (766 ft) long by 24.4 m (80 ft) wide. This canal is officially known now as the Welland Ship Canal."