Discovering Ontario · Drawing 05 of 32
A Ship in the Welland Canal
St. Catharines · Ontario
This large ship waits inside a lock. As the water level changes, the ship rises or falls with it. Then the gates can open.
Did you know?
The Welland Canal connects Lakes Erie and Ontario through eight locks.
Look together
Where are the gates that hold back the water?
An idea to try
Draw the same boat at two different water levels inside a rectangle.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The Welland Canal lets ships bypass Niagara Falls. Its locks overcome the difference in level between the two lakes. The drawing simplifies a lock and a cargo ship; it does not show every installation or a particular manoeuvre. Gravity moves water into and out of the locks.
Look together: Where are the gates that hold back the water? Draw the same boat at two different water levels inside a rectangle.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway: Our Locks and ChannelsPlace, history or natural feature described on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
