Monday, January 12, 2026

Black River Canal Combined Locks #87,#88,#89,#90 north (downstream) of Boonville, NY

From south to north. The GPS coordinates are from AmericanCanalSociety.
Lock #87: (Satellite)
Lock #88: (Satellite)
Lock #89: (Satellite)
Lock #90: (Satellite)

Black River Canal Overview

Looking South, which is obviously upstream. Booneville was the summit of the canal.
David Spaulding, Sep 2022

AmericanCanalSociety_map

Note the notches in the wall to hold the lock gates when they were open.
Kimberly Pepper, May 2024

Michael Burdick, Dec 2023

This appears to be the sign that we see in the upper-left corner of the above photo.
Cody Carr, May 2024

The northbound lanes have access to a rest area that is also a parking lot to see the locks.
Satellite

This is the view from the southbound lanes. I included the sign on the left side of this view to help tie the views together.
Street View, Jul 2025

Just a couple of years earlier, nature was less dominate.
Street View, Sep 2023

Three photos provided by Jim Manfre as comments on a post.
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Joes Torres posted four photos with the comment: "Took a little trip to Boonville,N.Y. today ,maybe next time I'll stop by in the spring 😉
2-6-26."
Clyde Johnson: The canal museum in Boonville is well worth the stop .....no admission just a donation.
Mary Silver: They have a map there of all the locks. Lots of them hidden.
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