The New York State Canal System is a 524 mile inland waterway that includes 125 public access points for placing a boat into the water, 74 of which are ramps for trailer-able boats. Information provided in this data set includes the name of the facility, the type of launch, if overnight parking of tow vehicles is permitted, and specific location by mileage along the canal, shore, and geographic coordinates.
This dataset has the following 16 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterway | waterway | text | Specific waterway for Boat Launch | Erie Canal Champlain Canal Cayuga Lake Seneca Lake Cayuga-Seneca Canal view top 100 |
| Mile | mile | number | Mileage along the waterway (in 1/100ths of a mile) | 239.39 221.33 138.76 42.26 27.79 view top 100 |
| Shore | shore | text | Either north or south, or east or west | south north west east view top 100 |
| Name | name | text | Facility Name | San Soucie Park Boat Ramp Montezuma Boat Ramp Long Point State Park Boat Ramp Niawanda Park Boat Ramp Eastern Park Kayak Launch view top 100 |
| Launch Type | launch_type | text | ‘Ramps’ are for all road-transportable boats, and the ‘Car Top’ varieties are only for paddlecraft (canoes & kayaks) | Ramp Car Top - Beach Landing Car Top - Dock Car Top - Terraced Steps Car Top - Sloped Dock view top 100 |
| Latitude | latitude | number | In decimal degrees (out to 5 decimal places) | 42.904511 43.101937 42.536340 42.456405 42.90899 view top 100 |
| Longitude | longitude | number | In decimal degrees (out to 5 decimal places) | -78.750255 -73.67644 -78.863667 -73.6744 -73.58498 view top 100 |
| Parking | parking | text | Indicates the number of parking spots for cars and/or cars with trailers | Cars (10) Cars (20) / Cars with Trailer (10) Cars (5) Cars (10) / Cars with Trailer (5) Cars (20) view top 100 |
| Overnight Parking | overnight_parking | text | If a facility has a defined policy on overnight parking it is described here. | Yes No Yes, 24 hour limit Yes, fee Yes, call (315) 986-5631 view top 100 |
| Camping | camping | text | Indicates if camping is available | No Yes view top 100 |
| Day Use Amenities | day_use_amenities | text | Amenities available (i.e., picnicking, pavilion, fishing) | Fishing Picnicking, Hibachi(s), Fishing Fishing (DEC Access Site) Picnicking, Fishing Picnicking, Shore Fishing (Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Sunfish, Yellow Perch, Crappie, Tiger Musky, Northern Pike, Walleye, Carp) view top 100 |
| Portage Distance | portage_distance | text | The approximate distance from the parking lot to the launch. | 20' +/- 100' +/- 150' +/- 50' +/- 200' +/- view top 100 |
| Potable Water | potable_water | text | Indicates if potable water is available | No Yes Yes (Canal Harbor .3 miles away) Yes weekends, No weekdays Yes (Restaurant) view top 100 |
| Restrooms | restrooms | text | Indicates if restrooms are available | No Yes (Flush) Yes (Portable toilet) Yes Yes (Chemical) view top 100 |
| Georeference | georeference | point | Open Data/Socrata-generated geocoding information from supplied address components. | {"coordinates":[-76.69682,42.84244],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-74.28998,42.9396],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-73.58805,43.25411],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-78.84415,43.01938],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-75.47796,43.20289],"type":"Point"} view top 100 |
| itsuid | itsuid | text | Open Data-generated unique row identifier constructed from dataset columns. | San Soucie Park Boat Ramp Montezuma Boat Ramp Long Point State Park Boat Ramp Niawanda Park Boat Ramp Eastern Park Kayak Launch view top 100 |