The canal connects the
Hudson River to
Lake Champlain, a distance of 64 miles from
Troy on the Hudson to Whitehall on
Lake Champlain through 12 locks. The first, the Troy or Federal Lock, provides access to both the Champlain and Erie Canals. The Champlain Canal itself, which begins where the Erie Canal leaves the Hudson, is comprised of eleven locks. The 1823 canal was rebuilt after 1905.
