Soo Locks
（重定向自Soo Canals）
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![The last ship of the 2013 season passes through the Poe Lock](/Images/godic/202502/12/Poe_Lock_-_20143236.jpg")
![The first Soo Locks in the 19th century](/Images/godic/202502/12/Soo_Locks_19th_Century3236.jpg")
The Soo Locks (sometimes spelled Sault Locks, but pronounced "soo") are a set of parallel locks which enable ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. They are located on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, between the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. They bypass the rapids of the river, where the water falls 21 feet (7 m).