Lock E12

From NY Canals - Guide to New York's Erie, Oswego, Champlain, and Cayuga-Seneca Canal System

Lock E12 Facts
The lockhouse is located well above the river, but the floods of 2006 still reached it!
Located on the:	Erie Canal
Nearest Town:	Tribes Hill
Phone Number:	(518) 829-7331
NYS Crusing Guide:	Page E-59
Lift:	11 feet
Upstream Elevation:	278 feet
Downstream Elevation:	267 feet
Next Lock Westbound:	Lock E13 (9.68 miles)
Next Lock Eastbound:	Lock E11 (4.57 miles)
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Lock E12 of the Erie Canal is in the hamlet of Tribes Hill. In 1989 Lock E12 was designated the "James Shanahan Lock". In 1864 he built the first bridge over the Hudson River at Albany. Shanahan was Superintendent of New York State Canals from 1878 until 1897.

The Lock is not directly located in a town, but the lock walls make quiet overnights and the Old Erie Canal Aqueduct over Schoharie Creek is a feat of engineering of its time. There is a boat launch adjacent to the Aqueduct, but watch your depth at it is not a dredged area.

Old Erie Canal had an aqueduct over the Schoharie Creek and is definitely worth a look.	The lock sign.	The spillway adjacent to the lock.	The lower side of the lock.
The upper side of the lock has very little water clearance.	The upper wall at the lock is a quiet place to overnight.