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Soo Locks Webcam, Sault St Marie

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  • Location: Soo Locks, Sault St Marie, Michigan, United States
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  • Info: Live streaming webcam at Soo Locks in Sault St Marie, Michigan. The Soo Locks are located on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, between the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario.

More info: The Soo Locks are a set of parallel locks, that enable ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. They bypass the rapids on St Marys River, where the water falls 21 ft (6.4 m). The locks pass an average of 10,000 ships per year. The locks are closed during the winter month from January through March, when ice shuts down shipping on the Great Lakes. During the winter closure period inspection and maintenance work is carried out.

Additional Information:
  • Soo Locks History - U.S. Army corps of Engineers - www.lre.usace.army.mil
  • Soo Locks - Sault St Marie, Pure Michigan - saultstemarie.com