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Welland Ship Canal

Welland Ship Canal 27.6 mi (44.4 km) long, SE Ont., Canada, connecting Lake Ontario with Lake Erie and bypassing Niagara Falls. Built between 1914 and 1932 by Canada to replace a canal opened in 1829, it can accommodate (minimum depth 27 ft/8 m) the largest lake ships. Its eight locks overcome a 326-ft (99-m) difference in level between the lakes. The Lake Ontario entrance is near Port Dalhousie; the Lake Erie entrance is at Port Colborne. It is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway system.

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Welland, Canada, UK Canada (Ontario): a river, a ship canal, and a city formerly called The Aqueduct. It was renamed in 1842 after William Merritt, one of the canal's builders. In 1856 it was renamed again after the Welland River in England; its meaning is unknown.

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