Re: In US we drain our canals in winter are britains canals open?

The Ohio River System stays open as far as Pittsburgh as Far as I know
But there is no direct connection between the Erie Canal and the Ohio 
River System. There nearest Portage is in Westfield NY for Canoes and 
that is 8 miles long

--- In canals-list-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Brian Holt" 
<brian@...> wrote:
>
> 
> "Andy Greener" <andy@...> wrote in 
> message news:07289D2F-06CC-49ED-802D-9B4FD78661BB@...
> > On 28 Sep 2006, at 17:31, Will Chapman wrote:
> 
> >>
> >> Then there are the rivers like the Thames which I suspect will 
be less
> >> likely to be closed (newer locks) but I've never checked.
> >
> > The Thames is subject to lock closures just like the canals, and 
in
> > addition, depending on the amount of rainfall, it can become 
unusable
> > for a large part of the winter (though last year we were able to 
boat
> > between Xmas and New Year for the first time in five years).
> 
> 
> Starting November
> 
> -- 
> Brian Ancient Order of Sewer Ants
>







 
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