The Coast Guard on Lake Champlain
FEDERAL WATERWAYS
Lake Champlain is a considered a federal waterway for two reasons. First, the lake crosses the border between two states, New York and Vermont. Second, the lake crosses the national border between the US and Canada. Because Lake Champlain is a federal waterway, Coast Guard presence is required on the lake to enforce maritime law.
ABOUT LAKE CHAMPLAIN
Lake Champlain is the largest freshwater lake in the United States second only to the Great Lakes and is sometimes referred to as the 6th Great Lake. Nearly 120 miles long and 12 miles wide at its widest point, Lake Champlain stretches from Whitehall, New York, to just beyond the Canadian border. It is bordered by more than 580 miles of beautiful Vermont and New York shoreline offering spectacular views of the Adirondack and Green Mountains.1
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