Editing Erie Canal (section)

====Topography====
The [[Mohawk River]] (a tributary of the [[Hudson River]]) rises near [[Lake Ontario]] and runs in a [[Quaternary glaciation|glacial meltwater]] channel just north of the [[Catskills|Catskill range]] of the [[Appalachian Mountains]], separating them from the geologically distinct [[Adirondacks]] to the north. The Mohawk and Hudson valleys form the only cut across the Appalachians north of [[Alabama]]. A navigable canal through the Mohawk Valley would allow an almost complete water route from [[New York City]] in the south to Lake Ontario and [[Lake Erie]] in the west. Via the canal and these lakes, other Great Lakes, and to a lesser degree, related rivers, a large part of the continent's interior (and many settlements) would be made well connected to the Eastern seaboard.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

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