Savannah–Ogeechee Canal, Historic waterway in Savannah, United States.

The Savannah-Ogeechee Canal is a historic waterway that winds through wetland terrain, linking two major rivers together. The structure includes a series of lock systems that allowed boats to manage changes in water level.

Construction of the waterway started in the 1820s as a project to improve regional trade. The structure remained active for several decades, moving important goods like cotton, rice, and timber.

The canal's name comes from the Savannah and Ogeechee rivers it linked. Along its route it passed Savannah's 19th-century industrial corridor, former rice fields and timber tracts. The Savannah–Ogeechee Canal Society, working with Chatham County's Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs, is turning the waterway into a multipurpose linear park, and the museum at the Ogeechee River terminus offers guided history and natural history tours.

You can walk the grounds to view the locks and water channels up close. The site is best explored on foot, and sturdy shoes are recommended, especially on uneven paths near the water.

The canal had five locks in all: a tidal lock at the Savannah River, four lift locks along the 16.5-mile route, and a tidal lock at the Ogeechee River. The Ogeechee terminus near Lock 5 is where the canal museum and nature center now stand, at 681 Fort Argyle Road.