Lake Superior

Lake Superior and the Huron's water levels differ by 25 ft (8 m).

An excerpt from the article 22 facts about Lake Superior

The Soo Locks has been built to sail from one lake to another. The first locks were constructed in 1855, and today there are two of them:

  • MacArthur Lock, built in 1943,
  • Poe Lock, built in 1896.


In 2009 a proposal to build another modern lock has been made. Construction is about to finish around 2030.

About 10 thousand ships pass through the locks every year.