American Railroad Journal and Mechanics' Magazine, Volume 7, Issues 5-12 – 1841
A brief description of the canal is on page 370.

Journal, Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives, Volume 44, Part 2 – 1834
A brief description of the canal is on page 201.

Public Documents Concerning the Ohio Canals Which are to Connect Lake Erie with the Ohio River – 1828
The construction cost of the feeder is on page 202.