Lock E8

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

Lock E8 Facts
Lock E8 in Scotia showing the upstream lock gates. In the winter the canal is closed to navigation and water level here is very low on the Erie Canal.
Located on the:	Erie Canal
Nearest Town:	Scotia
Phone Number:	(518) 346-3382
NYS Crusing Guide:	Page E-63
Lift:	14 feet
Upstream Elevation:	225 feet
Downstream Elevation:	211 feet
Next Lock Westbound:	Lock E9 (5 miles)
Next Lock Eastbound:	Lock E7 (11 miles)
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Lock E8 is located just outside Scotia on the Erie Canal. The Canalway trail is adjacent to the lock and makes for a good stop to take a walk if you needing to stretch your legs.

A couple of ice fishermen have made use of the lock for ice fishing. Both the upper gates and lower gates of the lock are closed, but the valves that let river water into the lock are open and apparently they are large enough for the fish to come and go through. The ice in the lock is at the river water level. The men caught some walleye and yellow perch. Though the Canal Corporation probably doesn't condone ice fishing in the lock there is no one there on the weekend to tell the fishermen they can't go into the lock. They have a power-auger lying on the ice, and have made at least 7 holes in the ice to fish through.

The view of the upper side of the lock from the west.	The view of the spillway from inside the lock.	The view of the lock and spillway from the east.
The view of the lower side of the lock from the west.	Lock E8 showing the bridge structure over the movable dam. The movable dam is in the up position allowing the water level to be very low.	Ice Fishing in Lock E8.