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Vessels known as footers cannot reach the Atlantic Ocean because the locks in the Welland Canal, which bypass Niagara Falls to connect Lakes Erie and Ontario, cannot accommodate ships more than 740 feet long and 78 feet wide. They also cannot travel from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River because the connecting locks there are too small.
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