List of canals in the United States

USA canals circa 1825

The following is a list of canals in the United States:

Transportation canals in operation

The United States also constructed the Panama Canal on territory it controlled.

Abandoned transportation canals

Irrigation, industrial and drainage canals

Arizona

California

Florida

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Michigan

Nebraska

New Jersey

Texas

Natural inlets called canals

Lynn Canal and Portland Canal in Alaska and Hood Canal in Washington are natural inlets that use the name canal.

Canals by state

These are man made canals in each state that have been given a name and may consist of a narrow irrigation or drainage ditch to a large ship, municipal water and/or irrigation canal. States with extensive agricultural acreage may have many hundred to thousands of canals. USGS Topographical map numbers and latitudes and longitudes of each canal, usable as inputs into Google, Bing, etc. maps, are usually given.

Canals in each State
StateNumber
of canals		Ref.StateNumber
of canals		Ref.
Alabama21[1]Montana858[2]
Alaska23[3]Nebraska209[4]
Arizona289[5]Nevada263[6]
Arkansas6[7]New Hampshire10[8]
California2,903[9]New Jersey41[10]
Colorado1,888[11]New Mexico69[12]
Connecticut8[8]New York116[13]
Delaware54[14]North Carolina151[15]
Florida245[16]North Dakota69[17]
Georgia25[18]Ohio22[19]
Hawaii125[20]Oklahoma9[21]
Idaho1,540[22]Oregon661[23]
Illinois278[24]Pennsylvania11[25]
Indiana2,239[26]Rhode Island3[8]
Iowa299[27]South Carolina33[28]
Kansas27[29]South Dakota91[30]
Kentucky62[31]Tennessee61[32]
Louisiana45[33]Texas299[34]
Maine7[8]Utah575[35]
Maryland44[36]Vermont1[8]
Massachusetts26[8]Virginia59[37]
Michigan1,668[38]Washington237[39]
Minnesota1,451[40]West Virginia2[41]
Mississippi185[42]Wisconsin89[43]
Missouri287[44]Wyoming1085[45]
Total canals18,241

References

  1. ↑ "Alabama canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Montana canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Alaska canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Nebraska canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Arizona canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Nevada canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Arkansas canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Canals in New England". NewEnglandTowns.org. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ "California canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  10. ↑ "New Jersey canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Colorado canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  12. ↑ "New Mexico canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  13. ↑ "New York canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Delaware canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  15. ↑ "North Carolina canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Florida canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  17. ↑ "North Dakota canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Georgia canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Ohio canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Hawaii canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Oklahoma canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Idaho canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Oregon canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Illinois canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  25. ↑ "Pennsylvania canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  26. ↑ "Indiana canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  27. ↑ "Iowa canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  28. ↑ "South Carolina canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  29. ↑ "Kansas canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  30. ↑ "South Dakota canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  31. ↑ "Kentucky canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  32. ↑ "Tennessee canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  33. ↑ "Louisiana canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  34. ↑ "Texas canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  35. ↑ "Utah canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  36. ↑ "Maryland canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  37. ↑ "Virginia canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  38. ↑ "Michigan canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  39. ↑ "Washington canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  40. ↑ "Minnesota canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  41. ↑ "West Virginia canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  42. ↑ "Mississippi canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  43. ↑ "Wisconsin canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  44. ↑ "Missouri canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  45. ↑ "Wyoming canals". HomeTownLocator, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2012.

See also

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