More canal trivia...

The big 40 foot lift lock holds 5,000,0000 gallons of water.
It's not unheard of to find cars in the bottom of the locks when they drain them at the end of the season to clean and repair them.  They hope not to find bodies in the cars or locks.
The gal on the boat from Louisiana that we have been traveling with the last few days was surprised that the canal is not open year round.  She didn't understand the concept of 2 foot thick ice.
An average day is 10 to 12 boats through a lock.  A busy day is 25 boats.
Our 10 day pass costs $37.50
Boats under 16 feet - canoes and kayaks - lock free.
Yesterday we locked through #22 of 34 locks.