NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM
NOTICE TO
MARINERS
Chart 14786
Oswego Canal
Lock 0-3 Water Level
June 14, 2007
The New York State Canal Corporation has been informed that
Brookfield Power N.Y. (Liverpool, NY) will be lowering the water
level upstream of the Fulton/Granby Dam (Lock #3) on the Oswego
Canal approximately 2 feet below normal in order to perform
flashboard repairs on the dam. The water level will be lowered
starting late Sunday evening, June 17th in preparation for the work
to be done on Monday, June 18th.
The water level will be returned to normal in the afternoon on
Monday, June 18th. Dependant on the weather and/or flow conditions
in the river, the work may be required to be cancelled and
flashboard repairs may be required to be cancelled and rescheduled
for Tuesday, June 19th. If there are any questions, please call
Brookfield Power N.Y. System Control Center at 1-877-816-7466.
For updates and information, mariners are advised to monitor
1-800-4CANAL4 and www.nyscanals.gov. Additionally, mariners may sign
up for automatic email and text message alerts through the new Canal
TRANSalert service. This service is offered to notify mariners of
major incidents and emergencies that may affect navigation on the
New York State Canal System. To register for this service, please
visit www.nyscanals.gov/tas/.
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Carmella R. Mantello
Director,
New York State Canal Corporation |
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