Below are links to download all Oswego Canal cruising/navigation files:
A complete listing of all locks on the Oswego Canal with their locations, lifts, lock phone numbers, distances, and transit times. Distances in Statute Miles, Nautical Miles, and Kilometers.
Oswego Canal Locks Table - Download
A complete list of lock chamber waypoints with their locations as well as the latitude and longitude of the center of the lock chamber.
Oswego Canal Waypoints - Download
A listing of all bridges, guard gates, overhead pipelines, and other structures crossing the Oswego Canal. Bridge names, identification, and vertical clearances at both normal and maximum pool levels are shown. Available in Statute Miles, Nautical Miles, and Kilometers/meters.
Oswego Canal Bridge Clearances Table - Download
A listing of authorized speeds for the various sections of the Oswego Canal. Canal speeds can be found in MPH, Knots, and KPH.
Oswego Canal Authorized Speeds - Download
A distance table showing locks, canal junctions, and ports along the Oswego Canal. Tables are available in Statute Miles, Nautical Miles, and Kilometers.
Oswego Canal Distance Tables - Download
NOAA WX Radio out of Syracuse, NY (WXL31 broadcasting on 162.550 MHz - channel WX-1) should provide coverage of the entire Oswego Canal for current and forecasted weather and emergency alerts.
Once at Lake Ontario, WX Radio out of Rochester, NY (KHA53 broadcasting on 162.400 MHz – channel WX-2) may provide better near shore and open water lake forecasts.
Oswego Canal NOAA WX Radio Table - Download
The Oswego Canal NavPak contains all of the tables above including locks, bridges, distances, speeds, transit times, waypoints, and weather in one convenient single file.
Oswego Canal NavPak - Download
The latest navigational information can be found at Canal System Notice to Mariners. Anyone planning to transit the canal system should check these notices for last minute information on closures, hazards, and restrictions.