Canal in the folk song "Low Bridge, Everybody Down" (4)

I believe the answer is:

erie

(Other definitions for erie that I've seen before include "North american lake sounds spooky" , "Buffalo's lake" , "Great lake in Eire" , "Superior companion" , "One of the Great Lakes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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