How To Transit the Welland Canal

The first Welland Canal, linking Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, opened in 1833 running from Port Dalhousie (on Lake Ontario) to Port Colborne (on Lake Erie). The fourth, and current, iteration of this vital shipping channel opened in 1932 with the Welland Bypass opening in 1973 making the final stretch easier for the large ships that dominate this waterway.
BUT it is still used by a few hundred recreational boats each year. Here's how it went...
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[@rosieone5670]

TIP….We just call it “PORT”.
Grew up on the original canal in Welland.
The original canal before the bypass was much more scenic.
Great video.

[@WaterWaysTV]

It would have been great to have gone through the original stretch. Thanks for watching!

[@pfaffdaddy169]

I work on the ships and it's cool to see boats go through and he is correct it can be up to 24 hrs also he is correct in that port colbourne is a great hidden gem

[@WaterWaysTV]

Totally! What a great spot. Love to see the big ships up close

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

I don’t know. On one hand it’s pretty cool going through like that but on the other hand you just pi**ed away about a million gallons of fresh water for UA-cam views.

[@dl2k671]

I don't think that's how water works lol. Also I think each lock fills and drains 90 million liters per time but it's just refilled by gravity from the higher parts of the canal and it's all a cycle that's fed by lake erie