496 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 6, Chapter 14 26 SEP 2021 74°W 73°W Chart Coverage in Coast Pilot 6—Chapter 14 NOAA’s Online Interactive Chart Catalog has complete chart coverage http://www.charts.noaa.gov/InteractiveCatalog/nrnc.shtml 77°W 76°W 75°W 46°N Q UEBEC 1350 R I V E R R Montreal I C H 1351 E L I E ONTARIO U 45°N R E V I 14781 R E C N E R Plattsburgh W 14782 N A I L A L 14785 . P T S M A Burlington H C E K A L 14783 44°N TES TA Ticonderoga CANADA VT UNITED S NEW Y ORK L AKE ONTARIO 14784 Oswego ONIEDA LAKE Rome 14788 M O H A W Utica K R 14786 I V E R 14786 43°N Syracuse 14791 C S A E Y N U Schenectady Troy E G C A A L Albany L A A K K E E Ithaca 12348 MA R E V I R N O 42°N S D U H CT 26 SEP 2021 U.S. Coast Pilot 6, Chapter 14 ¢ 497 Hudson River, New York Canals, and Lake Champlain (1) The Hudson River extends north from The Battery rivers, streams and lakes, and 154 miles are artificial land at New York City for about 152 miles to the head of tidal cuts. Information on the New York State Canal System is navigation at the Troy Lock and Dam at Troy, NY. (This available at canals.ny.gov. section of the Hudson River is described in United States (12) Coast Pilot 2, Cape Cod to Sandy Hook.) Chart Datum, New York State Canal (2) A federal project provides for a 32-foot channel from New York City to Albany, thence a 14-foot channel to the (13) The plane of reference for depths shown on charts of Troy Lock and Dam. (See Notices to Mariners and latest the New York State Canal System is normal pool level. editions of charts for controlling depths.) (14) Champlain Canal, 60 miles long, follows the (3) canalized Hudson River from Waterford north to Fort Chart Datum, Hudson River Edward, NY, thence follows a land cut and canalized Wood Creek to Lake Champlain. From Waterford, 8 (4) The plane of reference for depths shown on charts locks ascend 124.8 feet to the summit elevation of 140 of the Hudson River is mean low water as far north as feet about 1.3 miles northeast of Fort Edward, thence 3 the upper end of Haverstraw Bay, about 38 miles above locks descend 43.5 feet to Whitehall, NY, at the south The Battery. From Haverstraw Bay to the Troy Lock and end of Lake Champlain. Dam, the reference plane is Hudson River Datum, which (15) is mean low water during lowest river stages. ENC - US5NY67M (5) Charts - 14786, 14788 ENC - US5NY44M Charts - 12348, 14786 (16) The Erie Canal is 338 miles long from Waterford west across New York State to Tonawanda on the (6) Troy Lock and Dam at Troy, NY, 154 miles above Niagara River. From Waterford, the canal follows the The Battery at New York City, is the lower entrance to canalizedMohawk River, a short reach of Wood Creek, the New York State Canal System. The lock has a length and several interspersed land cuts to Oneida Lake. of 492.5 feet and width of 44.4 feet, with a depth of 13 After passing through the lake, the canal follows Oneida feet over the lower sill at lowest low water. The lift of the River, Seneca River, Clyde River and several land cuts lock at lowest stages is 17.3 feet. to Lyons, NY. A 6.8-mile-long branch channel extends (7) southeast from the Seneca River through Onondaga Regulations Lake to Syracuse, NY; west of Lyons, the canal is an (8) (See 33 CFR 207.50, chapter 2, for lock regulations artificial channel to Pendleton, NY thence the canal and signals.) follows Tonawanda Creek to Tonawanda. About 39 miles west of Lyons, the canal crosses the Genesee River. (9) From the intersection, a 3.2-mile section of the Genesee ENC - River has been improved to provide access from the Chart - 14786 canal to Rochester. A dam on the Genesee River 7 miles downstream of the canal precludes navigable access to (10) Above Troy Lock, the Hudson River extends north Lake Ontario. for about 2.3 miles to the junction of Erie Canal and (17) The Erie Canal, from Waterford to Tonawanda, has 34 Champlain Canal at Waterford, NY. locks. At Waterford, a flight of 5 locks ascends 168.8 feet (11) The New York State Canal System, built and from the pool above Troy Lock and Dam around Cohoes maintained by the State of New York, is a waterway Falls to the Mohawk River, thence 14 locks ascend the providing access from the Hudson River to Lake Mohawk Valley 236 feet to the summit level near Rome, Champlain on the east and to Lake Ontario and Lake Erie NY, thence 3 locks descend 57 feet to Three Rivers, NY, on the west. The system, comprising Champlain Canal, at the junction with Oswego Canal, and thence 12 locks Erie Canal, Oswego Canal, and Cayuga and Seneca ascend 201 feet to the Niagara River. Canal, is 524 miles long, of which 370 miles are canalized 498 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 6, Chapter 14 26 SEP 2021 (20) Structures across the Hudson River Clearances (feet) Name Type Location Miles* Horizontal Vertical Information George Washington bridge fixed 40°51'06"N., 73°57'09"W. 11.0 3,169 195 Note 1 Tappan Zee bridge fixed 41°04'16"N., 73°53'42"W. 27.0 1,040 (center) 139 (center) 467 (east and west) 123 (east and west) Overhead cables power 41°15'48"N., 73°58'17"W. 41.8 160 Bear Mountain bridge fixed 41°19'13"N., 73°59'00"W. 46.7 1,584 155 Newburgh-Beacon bridges fixed 41°31'12"N., 73°59'58"W. 62.0 960 147 Note 2 Mid-Hudson bridge fixed 41°42'12"N., 73°56'44"W. 75.6 1,080 134 CSX Railroad bridge fixed 41°42'39"N., 73°56'40"W. 76.1 490 167 Rhinecliff bridge fixed 41°58'40"N., 73°56'44"W. 94.3 760 (both spans) 135 Rip Van Winkle bridge fixed 42°13'26"N., 73°51'07"W. 113.6 480 142 Overhead cables power 42°14'56"N., 73°48'58"W. 116.2 145 Overhead cable power 42°30'29"N., 73°46'30"W. 135.5 185 CSX Railroad bridge 42°30'33"N., 73°46'28"W. 135.6 371 (center) 139 Vertical clearance is for the 75(east), 566 (west) left span Castleton-on-Hudson bridge fixed 42°30'36"N., 73°46'25"W. 135.7 552 135 Overhead cable power 42°35'46"N., 73°45'37"W. 141.9 169 Overhead cable power 42°35'56"N., 73°45'40"W. 142.1 194 Dunn Memorial bridge fixed 42°38'36"N., 73°44'51"W. 145.4 300 60 Livingston Avenue (Amtrak) bridge swing 42°39'16"N., 73°44'29"W. 146.2 103(east), 98 (west) 25 Note 3 Overhead cable power 42°39'16"N., 73°44'29"W. 146.2 135 Overhead cable power 42°39'39"N., 73°44'02"W. 146.8 88 Patroon Island bridge fixed 42°39'54"N., 73°43'44"W. 147.2 300 60 Overhead cable power 42°40'52"N., 73°43'02"W. 148.5 95 Overhead cable power 42°41'46"N., 73°42'16"W. 149.7 87 Troy-Menands bridge fixed 42°42'04"N., 73°42'08"W. 150.2 317 61 Note 4 Congress Street bridge fixed 42°43'44"N., 73°41'48"W. 152.1 250 55 Troy-Green bridge vertical lift 42°44'07"N., 73°41'21"W. 152.7 184 29 Note 3 Collar City bridge fixed 42°44'26"N., 73°41'15"W. 153.1 359 61 Troy Lock 153.9 112th Street bridge fixed 42°46'18"N., 73°40'54"W. 155.4 160 20 Notes 3 and 5 * Miles above The Battery, New York City ** Clear width in feet proceeding upstream Note 1 – The bridge has a center clearance of 213 feet, with a clearance of 210 feet at the west end of the span and 195 feet at the east end of the span. Note 2 – The vertical clearance of 147 feet is for a middle width of 760 feet in the center span. The bridges have a maximum vertical clearance of 172 feet at the center of the span. Note 3– See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.791, chapter 2, for the drawbridge regulations. Note 4 – Vertical lift span maintained in the closed position. See 33 CFR 117.791, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations. Note 5 – Clearance at low water and above maximum navigable pool level. (18) (21) ENC - ENCs - US4NY68M, US5NY68M Chart - 14786 Charts - 14786, 14791 (19) Oswego Canal branches northwest from Erie Canal (22) Cayuga and Seneca Canal branches south from about 160 miles west of Waterford at Three Rivers, NY, the Erie Canal about 41 miles west of Three Rivers. at the confluence of Oneida River, Seneca River, and The canal follows the canalized Seneca River and leads Oswego River. The canal, 24 miles long, is formed almost south through both Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake.