Virtual Globetrotting: Canals

Virtual Globetrotting: Canals http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2013 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:42:24 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Beginning of the Erie Canal]]>

Beginning of the Erie Canal
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By: militaryman
@ 2013-03-31 19:42:24
Techincally the second Lock in the system with the 1st being in Troy and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers and called "The Federal Lock" Waterford has a total of 5 locks and 2 guard gates and also includes Canal Zone 1 Maintenance with a dry dock big enough for multiple barges.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/beginning-of-the-erie-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/beginning-of-the-erie-canal/ Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:42:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/beginning-of-the-erie-canal/ 42.78922800 -73.68192200 <![CDATA[Grand Union Canal Lock]]>

Grand Union Canal Lock
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By: jbottero
@ 2013-01-06 15:25:48]]>

Grand Union Canal Lock
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By: jbottero
@ 2013-01-06 15:25:48]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-union-canal-lock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-union-canal-lock/ Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:25:48 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-union-canal-lock/ 52.27914200 -1.38003400 <![CDATA[Mali Losinj canal]]>

Mali Losinj canal
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-04-09 07:09:59]]>

Mali Losinj canal
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-04-09 07:09:59]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mali-losinj-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mali-losinj-canal/ Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:09:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mali-losinj-canal/ 44.54536300 14.46029300 <![CDATA[Osor canal]]>

Osor canal
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-04-09 07:06:11
Built by the Romans]]>

Osor canal
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-04-09 07:06:11
Built by the Romans]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/osor-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/osor-canal/ Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:06:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/osor-canal/ 44.69288900 14.39218600 <![CDATA[New Panama Canal]]>

New Panama Canal
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By: Tyco
@ 2012-03-22 10:44:56
Adding new locks to the Panama Canal at Gatun]]>

New Panama Canal
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By: Tyco
@ 2012-03-22 10:44:56
Adding new locks to the Panama Canal at Gatun]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/new-panama-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/new-panama-canal/ Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:44:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/new-panama-canal/ 9.26962900 -79.91214800 <![CDATA[World's highest lift lock]]>

World's highest lift lock
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-11-24 14:15:23
On the Canal du Centre in Belgium, this lift lock raises boats 73 meters, and can handle vessels weighing up to 1350 tonnes.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/worlds-highest-lift-lock-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/worlds-highest-lift-lock-1/ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:15:23 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/worlds-highest-lift-lock-1/ 50.47816400 4.10672500 <![CDATA[Locks on the Caledonian Canal]]>

Locks on the Caledonian Canal
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-11-10 09:45:25]]>

Locks on the Caledonian Canal
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-11-10 09:45:25]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/locks-on-the-caledonian-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/locks-on-the-caledonian-canal/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:45:25 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/locks-on-the-caledonian-canal/ 57.14499400 -4.68062100 <![CDATA["Repair Basin" for the Cumberland and Oxford Canal]]>

"Repair Basin" for the Cumberland and Oxford Canal

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"Repair Basin" for the Cumberland and Oxford Canal
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By: CEMaine
@ 2011-10-30 05:40:51
The canal corporation kept a repair facility at Stroudwater. The Repair Basin contained a carpenters shop, blacksmith and other needed facilities. The corporation owned several boats. The repair crew had a boat and scow to haul materials.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/repair-basin-for-the-cumberland-and-oxford-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/repair-basin-for-the-cumberland-and-oxford-canal/ Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:40:51 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/repair-basin-for-the-cumberland-and-oxford-canal/ 43.66024395 -70.30897284 <![CDATA[Guard/Entrance Lock for Cumberland and Oxford Canal]]>

Guard/Entrance Lock for Cumberland and Oxford Canal

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Guard/Entrance Lock for Cumberland and Oxford Canal
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By: CEMaine
@ 2011-10-25 18:44:30
Entrance or Guard Lock from Sebago Lake into the Cumberland and Oxford Canal.]]>

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Guard/Entrance Lock for Cumberland and Oxford Canal
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By: CEMaine
@ 2011-10-25 18:44:30
Entrance or Guard Lock from Sebago Lake into the Cumberland and Oxford Canal.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/guard-entrance-lock-for-cumberland-and-oxford-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/guard-entrance-lock-for-cumberland-and-oxford-canal/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:44:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/guard-entrance-lock-for-cumberland-and-oxford-canal/ 43.82942247 -70.45506025 <![CDATA[Submerged lock for Cumberland and Oxford Canal]]>

Submerged lock for Cumberland and Oxford Canal
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By: CEMaine
@ 2011-09-04 04:22:11
Whitney Locks. Now under Dundee Pond]]>

Submerged lock for Cumberland and Oxford Canal
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By: CEMaine
@ 2011-09-04 04:22:11
Whitney Locks. Now under Dundee Pond]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submerged-lock-for-cumberland-and-oxford-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submerged-lock-for-cumberland-and-oxford-canal/ Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:22:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submerged-lock-for-cumberland-and-oxford-canal/ 43.79368518 -70.45132281 <![CDATA[Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier System]]>

Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier System

Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier System
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By: KRL
@ 2011-08-16 09:35:28
Electrified underwater sections of canal to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes, coming from Mississippi River system.

More details, diagrams and pictures at link below.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chicago-sanitary-ship-canal-dispersal-barrier-system/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chicago-sanitary-ship-canal-dispersal-barrier-system/ Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:35:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chicago-sanitary-ship-canal-dispersal-barrier-system/ 41.64217100 -88.05992100 <![CDATA[Neptune's Staircase]]>

Neptune's Staircase
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By: hhgygy
@ 2011-06-13 06:48:09]]>

Neptune's Staircase
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By: hhgygy
@ 2011-06-13 06:48:09]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/neptunes-staircase/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/neptunes-staircase/ Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:48:09 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/neptunes-staircase/ 56.84656100 -5.09446200 <![CDATA[Songo Locks]]>

Songo Locks
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By: CEMaine
@ 2011-05-23 18:03:25
Originally built in the 1820's for the Cumberland and Oxford Canal, it is still in operation for recreational boating.]]>

Songo Locks
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By: CEMaine
@ 2011-05-23 18:03:25
Originally built in the 1820's for the Cumberland and Oxford Canal, it is still in operation for recreational boating.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/songo-locks/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/songo-locks/ Mon, 23 May 2011 18:03:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/songo-locks/ 43.93225400 -70.57741600 <![CDATA[Kill Van Kull]]>

Kill Van Kull
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By: jbottero
@ 2011-01-02 18:24:40
The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York and Bayonne, New Jersey in the United States. Approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1,000 feet (305 m) wide, it connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. The Robbins Reef Light marks the eastern end of the Kill, Bergen Point its western end. Spanned by the Bayonne Bridge, it is one of the most heavily travelled waterways in the Port of New York and New Jersey.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kill-van-kull/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kill-van-kull/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:24:40 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kill-van-kull/ 40.64951800 -74.11651600 <![CDATA[Abandoned locks from the Miami and Erie Canal]]>

Abandoned locks from the Miami and Erie Canal

Abandoned locks from the Miami and Erie Canal
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-01-01 12:27:11
Founded as Locksport and located along the old Miami and Erie Canal, Lockington was named for its location by a series of canal locks. It sat at the junction of the main canal with a feeder coming from Port Jefferson and Sidney.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abandoned-locks-from-the-miami-and-erie-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abandoned-locks-from-the-miami-and-erie-canal/ Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:27:11 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abandoned-locks-from-the-miami-and-erie-canal/ 40.20761100 -84.23539400 <![CDATA[Tinkers Creek Aqueduct on the Ohio and Erie Canal]]>

Tinkers Creek Aqueduct on the Ohio and Erie Canal

Tinkers Creek Aqueduct on the Ohio and Erie Canal
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-01-01 12:04:47
Tinkers Creek Aqueduct is an aqueduct that was constructed to bridge the Ohio and Erie Canal over Tinkers Creek near its confluence with the Cuyahoga River in Valley View, Ohio. It is a relatively-unique surviving example of an Ohio and Erie Canal aqueduct. It was originally constructed in 1825-1827 by, and re-built due to flood damage in 1845 and 1905.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tinkers-creek-aqueduct-on-the-ohio-and-erie-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tinkers-creek-aqueduct-on-the-ohio-and-erie-canal/ Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:04:47 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tinkers-creek-aqueduct-on-the-ohio-and-erie-canal/ 41.36484100 -81.60877900 <![CDATA[Agigea sluice]]>

Agigea sluice
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-08 16:39:30
On the Danube–Black Sea Canal]]>

Agigea sluice
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-08 16:39:30
On the Danube–Black Sea Canal]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/agigea-sluice-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/agigea-sluice-1/ Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:39:30 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/agigea-sluice-1/ 44.10050500 28.60802800 <![CDATA[Cosgrove aqueduct]]>

Cosgrove aqueduct
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By: Tyco
@ 2010-12-02 01:04:17
Cosgrove aqueduct is a navigable cast iron trough aqueduct that carries the Grand Union Canal over the River Great Ouse, on the borders between Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire at the northwest margin of Milton Keynes in England. The present structure was built in 1811, to replace a previous brick structure that had failed. When the present structure was erected, it was known as the "Iron Trunk". The structure has two cast iron trough spans, with a single central masonry pier. The abutments were constructed in masonry but have been refaced in brick during the twentieth century. The trough is 15 feet (4.6 m) wide, 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) deep, with a total length of 101 feet (31 m). The canal surface is about 40 feet (12 m) above the surface of the river. There are large approach earthworks about 36 feet (11 m) high above the valley floor and 150 feet (46 m) wide, with a total length of half a mile (800m).

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Eibach Lock on the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-11-23 15:22:44]]>

Eibach Lock on the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-11-23 15:22:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eibach-lock-on-the-rhine-main-danube-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eibach-lock-on-the-rhine-main-danube-canal/ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:22:44 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eibach-lock-on-the-rhine-main-danube-canal/ 49.38595900 11.06409500 <![CDATA[Bath Locks]]>

Bath Locks
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-10-21 12:22:26]]>

Bath Locks
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-10-21 12:22:26]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bath-locks/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bath-locks/ Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:22:26 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bath-locks/ 51.37699700 -2.35270800 <![CDATA[Camden Lock]]>

Camden Lock
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-10-20 06:40:59
Built between 1818–20, Camden Lock, or Hampstead Road Locks is a twin manually-operated lock on the Regent's Canal in Camden Town, London Borough of Camden.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/camden-lock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/camden-lock/ Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:40:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/camden-lock/ 51.54128900 -0.14505700 <![CDATA[Indiana Central Canal dyed green]]>

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Indiana Central Canal dyed green
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By: milwhcky
@ 2010-09-26 16:12:51
A St. Patrick's Day tradition in Indianapolis involves dying the city's canal green.]]>

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Indiana Central Canal dyed green
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By: milwhcky
@ 2010-09-26 16:12:51
A St. Patrick's Day tradition in Indianapolis involves dying the city's canal green.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/indiana-central-canal-dyed-green/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/indiana-central-canal-dyed-green/ Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:12:51 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/indiana-central-canal-dyed-green/ 39.76971926 -86.16620247 <![CDATA[Hampshire & Hampden Canal]]>

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Hampshire & Hampden Canal
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By: skyeye
@ 2010-09-26 12:53:45
This shows the Northampton (northern) end of the Hampshire and Hampden Canal, the Massachusetts segment of an 86-mile (138 km) canal that once connected New Haven, Connecticut to the Connecticut River north of Northampton, Massachusetts. Its Connecticut segment was called the Farmington Canal. The canal dates to 1821.
http://americancanals.org/Connecticut/New%20Haven%20Northampton%20Canal.pdf]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hampshire-hampden-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hampshire-hampden-canal/ Sun, 26 Sep 2010 12:53:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hampshire-hampden-canal/ 42.34341753 -72.63457630 <![CDATA[South Hadley Falls Canal]]>

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South Hadley Falls Canal
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By: skyeye
@ 2010-09-26 11:51:09
The South Hadley Canal, the earliest navigable canal in the United States, opened in 1795, bypassing the falls on the Connecticut River.

http://americancanals.org/Mass%20RI/South%20Hadley%20Canal.pdf

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/south-hadley-falls-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/south-hadley-falls-canal/ Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:51:09 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/south-hadley-falls-canal/ 42.22141284 -72.60878765 <![CDATA[South End of Windsor Locks Canal]]>

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South End of Windsor Locks Canal
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By: skyeye
@ 2010-09-26 11:15:27
Enfield Falls Canal (Windsor Locks Canal) was built around 1829 to circumvent the rapids at Enfield Falls on the Connecticut River.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/south-end-of-windsor-locks-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/south-end-of-windsor-locks-canal/ Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:15:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/south-end-of-windsor-locks-canal/ 41.91737284 -72.62469235 <![CDATA[Enfield Falls Canal Head Lock]]>

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Enfield Falls Canal Head Lock
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By: skyeye
@ 2010-09-26 10:59:10
Enfield Falls Canal (Windsor Locks Canal) is a canal that was built to circumvent the shallows at Enfield Falls on the Connecticut River.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/enfield-falls-canal-head-lock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/enfield-falls-canal-head-lock/ Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:59:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/enfield-falls-canal-head-lock/ 41.98635975 -72.60530864 <![CDATA[Windsor Locks Canal Co.]]>

Windsor Locks Canal Co.
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By: skyeye
@ 2010-09-25 06:02:02
Windsor Locks Canal Company sits on the Enfield Falls Canal.
http://www.americancanals.org/Connecticut/Enfield%20Falls%20Canal.pdf]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/windsor-locks-canal-co/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/windsor-locks-canal-co/ Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:02:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/windsor-locks-canal-co/ 41.91951100 -72.62550700 <![CDATA[Elbląg Canal]]>

Elbląg Canal
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By: Dania
@ 2010-09-11 15:23:07
Elbląg Canal (Polish: Kanał Elbląski, German: Oberländischer Kanal) is a canal in Poland, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, 80.5 km in length, which runs southward from Lake Drużno (connected by the river Elbląg to the Vistula Lagoon), to the river Drwęca and lake Jeziorak. It can accommodate small vessels up to 50 tons displacement. The difference in water levels approaches 100 m, and is overcome using locks and a remarkable system of tracks between lakes.

Today it is used mainly for recreational purposes. It is considered one of the most significant monuments related to the history of technology and was listed by Unesco as a memorial to world culture inheritances. In Poland it has recently been named one of Seven Wonders of Poland.
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The Old Sluice
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-09-07 09:30:40]]>

The Old Sluice
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-09-07 09:30:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-old-sluice/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-old-sluice/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:30:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-old-sluice/ 52.00529300 5.09539300 <![CDATA[Abandoned old Erie Canal locks]]>

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Abandoned old Erie Canal locks
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By: bucsfan2010
@ 2010-08-28 09:47:04
This section of an older abandoned dry alignment of the Erie Canal is visible from the New York State Thruway/Interstate 90. Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 52 is located just north of the Village of Port Byron, Town of Mentz, Cayuga County, N.Y. It is a double-chamber lock, with the south chamber double-length on the west (foot) end. The lock had an 11.298 foot descent to the west. The lock is located on the edge of the New York State Thruway. Because of its accessibility and condition, plans are underway to turn the lock and the adjacent buildings (owned by the Canal Society of New York State) into a historical center accessible from both the Thruway and the village.
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Portage Diversion
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-08-04 14:08:43
The Portage Diversion is a water control structure on the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, Canada. The project was made as part of a larger attempt to prevent flooding in the Red River Valley. The Portage Diversion diverts some of the flow of water in the Assiniboine River to a 29 km long diversion channel that empties into Lake Manitoba. This helps prevent flooding on the Assinboine down river from the diversion, including in Winnipeg, where the Assiniboine River meets the Red River.

The diversion cost $20.5 million dollars to construct. It was completed in 1970. The control dam is 35 feet (11 m) high and 1,400 feet (430 m) long. It has 2 gates that allows 14,600 acre-foot (18,000,000 m³) storage.]]>

Red River Floodway (Duff's Ditch)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-08-04 14:05:00
The Red River Floodway is an artificial flood control waterway in Western Canada, first used in 1969. It is a 47 km (29 mile) long channel which, during flood periods, takes part of the Red River's flow around the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba to the east and discharges it back into the Red River below the dam at Lockport. It can carry floodwater at a rate of up to 2,550 cubic metres (91,700 cubic feet) per second. It was built partly in response to the disastrous 1950 Red River flood.

The Floodway was pejoratively nicknamed "Duff's Ditch" by opponents of its construction, after Premier Duff Roblin, whose Progressive Conservative government initiated the project. It was completed in time and under budget. Subsequent events have vindicated the plan. Used over 20 times in the 37 years from its completion to 2006, the Floodway has saved an estimated $10 billion (CAD) in flood damages. The "Duff's Ditch" term is still used affectionately.]]>

Peterborough Lift Lock
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-08-04 09:23:34
The Peterborough lift lock is a boat lift located on the Trent Canal in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and is Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn Waterway.

The dual lifts are the highest hydraulic boat lifts in the world, rising 19.8 m (65 ft). This was a considerable accomplishment when conventional locks usually only had a 2 m (7 ft) rise. However it is not the highest boat lift in the world - the lift at Strépy-Thieu in Belgium being greater in both capacity (1,350 tonnes) and height difference (73.15 m).

No external power is needed, the lift lock functions by gravity alone using a counterweight system. When one side reaches the top position it stops about 5 cm (2 inches) below the adjoining canal's water level. When the gates open water flows into the ship basin until the water level rebalances. The weight of the extra water is enough to power the hydraulic lift. As the top level lowers to the bottom position it pushes the other side up to the top position where the cycle starts over again.

In the 1980s, a visitor's centre was built beside the lock. It offers interactive simulations of going over the lift lock in a boat, and also historical exhibits detailing the construction of the lift lock.

Many local residents of Peterborough skate on the canal below the lift lock in the winter.

The Peterborough lift lock was named a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1987.]]>

Agigea sluice
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By: hhgygy
@ 2010-07-16 04:17:23
On the Danube–Black Sea Canal]]>

Agigea sluice
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By: hhgygy
@ 2010-07-16 04:17:23
On the Danube–Black Sea Canal]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/agigea-sluice/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/agigea-sluice/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:17:23 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/agigea-sluice/ 44.10022200 28.62178800 <![CDATA[Canals crossing with aqueduct]]>

Canals crossing with aqueduct
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By: hhgygy
@ 2010-05-11 00:41:51]]>

Canals crossing with aqueduct
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By: hhgygy
@ 2010-05-11 00:41:51]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canals-crossing-with-aqueduct/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canals-crossing-with-aqueduct/ Tue, 11 May 2010 00:41:51 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canals-crossing-with-aqueduct/ 27.78916400 78.61381000 <![CDATA[Eisenhower Locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway]]>

Eisenhower Locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-04-21 09:28:06
The Saint Lawrence Seaway (St. Lawrence Seaway), in French: la Voie Maritime du Saint-Laurent, is the common name for a system of locks, canals and channels that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the North American Great Lakes, as far as Lake Superior. Legally it extends from Montreal to Lake Erie, including the Welland Canal. The seaway is named after the Saint Lawrence River, which it follows from Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean. This section of the seaway is not a continuous canal, but rather comprises stretches of navigable channels within the river, a number of locks, as well as canals made to bypass rapids and dams in the waterway. A number of locks are managed by the Canadian Saint Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation and a others by the U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.]]>

Ballum Sluse
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By: Dania
@ 2010-02-10 18:39:33
Ballum Sluse (Lock of Ballum) was begun 1914 but when WW1 began the construction was stopped for a while. 1915 the Germans began to build it up again mostly by French and Russian POWs.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ballum-sluse/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ballum-sluse/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:39:33 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ballum-sluse/ 55.12973700 8.69158600 <![CDATA[Højer Sluse]]>

Højer Sluse
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By: Dania
@ 2010-02-10 18:24:21
Old lock replaced by the larger Vidåslusen in 1981 after the flloding of 1976. To the right is a column showing how high the water stood during time. At the 1976 flooding the column was under water.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/h-jer-sluse/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/h-jer-sluse/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:24:21 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/h-jer-sluse/ 54.95744900 8.68211600 <![CDATA[Vidåslusen]]>

Vidåslusen
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By: Dania
@ 2010-02-10 18:17:22
Built between 1979 and 1981 as protection after the 1976 flooding. The old lock further inland was too small and couldn't resist the waterpower from that flooding.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vid-slusen/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vid-slusen/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:17:22 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vid-slusen/ 54.96308400 8.66234400 <![CDATA[Kammerslusen]]>

Kammerslusen
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By: Dania
@ 2010-02-10 17:37:17
Lock buildt in 1914 to protect the city of of Ribe and surrounded area from flooding after the dike was buildt in 1912. Throughout History the area has been several times. One of the worst was October 11. 1632, only the Januare 1362 flooding was worst when cities and coastlines were swept away.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kammerslusen/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kammerslusen/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:37:17 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kammerslusen/ 55.33990800 8.67659800 <![CDATA[Old Canal du Centre Thieu Lift]]>

Old Canal du Centre Thieu Lift
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-12-18 14:54:30
The lifts on the old Canal du Centre are a series of four hydraulic boat lifts near the town of La Louvière in the Sillon industriel of Wallonia, classified both as Wallonia's Major Heritage and as a World Heritage Site (province of Hainaut). Along a particular 7km stretch of the Canal du Centre, which connects the river basins of the Meuse and the Scheldt, the water level rises by 66.2 meters. To overcome this difference, the 15.4-meter lift at Houdeng-Goegnies was opened in 1888, and the other three lifts, each with a 16.93m rise, opened in 1917.

The elevators are double, consisting of two vertically mobile tanks or caissons, each supported in the center by an iron column. The two columns are hydraulically linked in such a way that one caisson rises as the other descends, the weight of one counterbalancing the weight of the other.

These lifts were designed by Edwin Clark of the British company Clark, Stansfield & Clark.

The lifts were part of the inspiration behind the Peterborough and Kirkfield Lift Locks in Canada. In the late 1800s Richard Birdsall Rogers visited the locks as to understand and study possible ideas for a lift lock system.]]>

Old Canal du Centre Strépy-Bracquegnies Lift
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-12-18 14:53:00
The lifts on the old Canal du Centre are a series of four hydraulic boat lifts near the town of La Louvière in the Sillon industriel of Wallonia, classified both as Wallonia's Major Heritage and as a World Heritage Site (province of Hainaut). Along a particular 7km stretch of the Canal du Centre, which connects the river basins of the Meuse and the Scheldt, the water level rises by 66.2 meters. To overcome this difference, the 15.4-meter lift at Houdeng-Goegnies was opened in 1888, and the other three lifts, each with a 16.93m rise, opened in 1917.

The elevators are double, consisting of two vertically mobile tanks or caissons, each supported in the center by an iron column. The two columns are hydraulically linked in such a way that one caisson rises as the other descends, the weight of one counterbalancing the weight of the other.

These lifts were designed by Edwin Clark of the British company Clark, Stansfield & Clark.

The lifts were part of the inspiration behind the Peterborough and Kirkfield Lift Locks in Canada. In the late 1800s Richard Birdsall Rogers visited the locks as to understand and study possible ideas for a lift lock system.]]>

Old Canal du Centre Houdeng-Aimeries Lift
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-12-18 14:51:28
The lifts on the old Canal du Centre are a series of four hydraulic boat lifts near the town of La Louvière in the Sillon industriel of Wallonia, classified both as Wallonia's Major Heritage and as a World Heritage Site (province of Hainaut). Along a particular 7km stretch of the Canal du Centre, which connects the river basins of the Meuse and the Scheldt, the water level rises by 66.2 meters. To overcome this difference, the 15.4-meter lift at Houdeng-Goegnies was opened in 1888, and the other three lifts, each with a 16.93m rise, opened in 1917.

The elevators are double, consisting of two vertically mobile tanks or caissons, each supported in the center by an iron column. The two columns are hydraulically linked in such a way that one caisson rises as the other descends, the weight of one counterbalancing the weight of the other.

These lifts were designed by Edwin Clark of the British company Clark, Stansfield & Clark.

The lifts were part of the inspiration behind the Peterborough and Kirkfield Lift Locks in Canada. In the late 1800s Richard Birdsall Rogers visited the locks as to understand and study possible ideas for a lift lock system.]]>

Old Canal du Centre Houdeng-Goegnies Lift
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-12-18 14:49:13
The lifts on the old Canal du Centre are a series of four hydraulic boat lifts near the town of La Louvière in the Sillon industriel of Wallonia, classified both as Wallonia's Major Heritage and as a World Heritage Site (province of Hainaut). Along a particular 7km stretch of the Canal du Centre, which connects the river basins of the Meuse and the Scheldt, the water level rises by 66.2 meters. To overcome this difference, the 15.4-meter lift at Houdeng-Goegnies was opened in 1888, and the other three lifts, each with a 16.93m rise, opened in 1917.

The elevators are double, consisting of two vertically mobile tanks or caissons, each supported in the center by an iron column. The two columns are hydraulically linked in such a way that one caisson rises as the other descends, the weight of one counterbalancing the weight of the other.

These lifts were designed by Edwin Clark of the British company Clark, Stansfield & Clark.

The lifts were part of the inspiration behind the Peterborough and Kirkfield Lift Locks in Canada. In the late 1800s Richard Birdsall Rogers visited the locks as to understand and study possible ideas for a lift lock system.]]>

Rolle Canal incline plane
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-26 16:09:20
The Rolle Canal (also known as the Torrington Canal) in North Devon, England runs 6 miles from Landcross, where it joins the River Torridge, to the limekilns at Rosemoor. It has one sea lock at Landcross, an inclined plane at Weare Giffard – to raise it 60 feet – and a five arch aqueduct (known as the Beam Aqueduct) over the River Torridge.

The canal's construction was started as a private venture in 1823 by John Rolle, the then Baron Rolle. In this the canal is unusual as no Act of Parliament had to be obtained. The idea for the canal was originally proposed by his father Denys Rolle but for various reasons nothing had come of those plans. James Green was employed as the lead engineer. The Baron Rolle laid the foundation stone of the aqueduct in an event marked by the firing of a cannon. The cannon burst, resulting in the injury of a man by the name of John Hopgood, who the Baron compensated with a year's salary.

Completed in 1827 it was used to carry limestone and coal for the kilns as far inland as possible and to carry Marland clay to the port of Bideford for export. The canal cost between £40,000 and £45,000 to construct. The canal shared many of its design features with the Bude Canal, unsurprisingly as the Bude Canal had been part of the inspiration for the scheme and the projects shared the same lead engineer. Similarities include the use of trains of tub boats and the use of canal inclined planes rather than locks. The inclined plane was powered by a water wheel. The canal received its water supply from a weir on the River Torridge which also supplied two mills with power.

The aqueduct is referred to as the canal bridge in Henry Williamson's Tarka the Otter.

Around 1852 the canal was leased to George Braginton who among other things held the position of Mayor of Torrington a number of times. Exactly when the lease ended is uncertain but certainly at a date no later than 1865. With the lease ended the control of the canal passed to the then owner Mark Rolle (the nephew of the second wife of John Rolle).

In 1871 the canal was closed and sold to the London and South Western Railway to make way for the railway from Bideford to Torrington. At one point the railway company wished to abandon the project but at Mark Rolle's insistence the railway was built.

Some parts of the canal are still visible today, including the aqueduct (now a viaduct), the sea lock (although without any gates) and some parts of the inclined plane. Part of the railway alignment is now a cyclepath. The Annery kiln lies close to the old canal and can be seen from the Tarka Trail. The canal has been designated a Devon County Wildlife Site.]]>

Lake Biwa Canal inclined plane
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-26 16:03:17
Lake Biwa Canal is a waterway in Japan built during the Meiji Period to transport water, freight, and passengers from Lake Biwa to the nearby City of Kyoto. This waterway was also used as Japan's first hydroelectric power generator, which served to provide electricity for Kyoto's trams.

As of 2008, the waterway is not used so much to generate electricity, but rather for water supply, fire-fighting and irrigation purposes.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lake-biwa-canal-inclined-plane/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lake-biwa-canal-inclined-plane/ Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:03:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lake-biwa-canal-inclined-plane/ 35.00991000 135.78909900 <![CDATA[Ronquières inclined plane]]>

Ronquières inclined plane
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-26 15:21:24
The Ronquières Inclined Plane is a Belgian canal inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia that opened in 1968. It is located in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, and takes its name from the nearby village of Ronquières.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ronqui-res-inclined-plane/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ronqui-res-inclined-plane/ Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:21:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ronqui-res-inclined-plane/ 50.60162600 4.22334200 <![CDATA[Foxton Inclined Plane]]>

Foxton Inclined Plane
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-26 15:13:10
In 1900 an inclined plane was built to the side of the locks. The aim was partly to speed up the passage of boats, but also as part of an effort to allow the passage of wide-beam barges instead of just narrowboats.

It was designed by Gordon Cale Thomas and had 2 tanks or caissons, each capable of holding 2 narrowboats or a barge. The caissons were full of water, and so balanced each other. The lift was powered by a 25 horsepower (19 kW) stationary engine. The land for the project was purchased for £1,595 and with the entire project costing £39,244 by 24 June 1900.

The inclined plane had a journey time of 12 minutes for 2 boats up and 2 down and improved the speed of passage up the hill tremendously. Unlike the locks, where water flowed downhill every time a boat passed through, on the inclined plane almost the same amount of water went up and down the hill. Only the displaced water is moved, thus saving a great deal of water and giving better control of this vital resource.

There was a plan to build a similar inclined plane at the Watford Locks at the southern end of the canal's summit level. However, this was never carried through, and as the Watford Locks were never widened, the economic benefits of the plane could not be fully realised. Thus, despite its obvious effectiveness, the Foxton Inclined Plane was mothballed in 1911 to save money. After that date it saw occasional use when the locks were undergoing maintenance.

In 1927, dismantling of the incline began, so that it could be sold for scrap. That year the chimney on the engine house was demolished and its bricks used for various canal repairs.

The plane today:
The remains of the plane can still be seen, and the site explored by visitors (to a limited extent).

In the building alongside the locks, the former boiler house for the plane's steam engine, there is a small museum covering the history of the locks and the plane, and other aspects of the local canal.

The mooring bollards from the incline can be found alongside the locks.]]>

Peterborough Lift Lock
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-26 15:00:43
The Peterborough lift lock is a boat lift located on the Trent Canal in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and is Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn Waterway.

The dual lifts are the highest hydraulic boat lifts in the world, rising 19.8 m (65 ft). This was a considerable accomplishment when conventional locks usually only had a 2 m (7 ft) rise. However it is not the highest boat lift in the world - the lift at Strépy-Thieu in Belgium being greater in both capacity (1,350 tonnes) and height difference (73.15 m).

No external power is needed, the lift lock functions by gravity alone using a counterweight system. When one side reaches the top position it stops about 5 cm (2 inches) below the adjoining canal's water level. When the gates open water flows into the ship basin until the water level rebalances. The weight of the extra water is enough to power the hydraulic lift. As the top level lowers to the bottom position it pushes the other side up to the top position where the cycle starts over again.

In the 1980s, a visitor's centre was built beside the lock. It offers interactive simulations of going over the lift lock in a boat, and also historical exhibits detailing the construction of the lift lock.

Many local residents of Peterborough skate on the canal below the lift lock in the winter.

The Peterborough lift lock was named a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1987.]]>

Kirkfield Lift Lock
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-26 14:55:46
The Kirkfield Lift Lock is a boat lift located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada, near the village of Kirkfield. It forms the Lock 36 of the Trent-Severn Waterway, situating at the highest section of the canal (256.2 m). It is Canada's second highest lift lock, being surpassed only by the Peterborough Lift Lock, located on the same canal.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kirkfield-lift-lock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kirkfield-lift-lock/ Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:55:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kirkfield-lift-lock/ 44.58975600 -78.99034300 <![CDATA[Fontinettes boat lift]]>

Fontinettes boat lift
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-26 14:49:00
The Fontinettes Boat Lift (French: Ascenseur des Fontinettes) was built in the late 19th century in Arques, near Saint-Omer in the Pas-de-Calais to connect the River Aa and the Neufossé canal in France.

It was designed to avoid the need to use five locks which took some 90 minutes to change height by 13 meters. It was inspired by the similar Anderton Boat Lift built in 1875 in Cheshire, England.

The Fontinette Boat Lift was built between 1885 and 1888 and worked until 1967. It was then replaced by a big, single lock built further upstream. The lift was rescued from demolition by a local conservation group and guided tours are available during the summer months for a small fee.
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Frederik den VII's canal
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By: Dania
@ 2009-06-13 14:21:35
Frederik VII's Canal or Løgstør Canal is a 4.4 km long and approx. 3 meter deep canal running south from Løgstør to Lendrup Strand. It was instituted to facilitate the passage between Aggersund and Løgstør Bredning in Limfjord by maintaining traffic within Løgstør Land, which was so shallow that we had to tranship goods shipments to flat-bottomed barges (kåge) to get them.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/frederik-den-viis-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/frederik-den-viis-canal/ Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:21:35 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/frederik-den-viis-canal/ 56.95040400 9.23452400 <![CDATA[Beauharnois Locks]]>

Beauharnois Locks
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2009-04-13 03:41:50
A bulk carrier entering Beauharnois Locks on the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Tight fit!]]>

Beauharnois Locks
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2009-04-13 03:41:50
A bulk carrier entering Beauharnois Locks on the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Tight fit!]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/beauharnois-locks/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/beauharnois-locks/ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:41:50 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/beauharnois-locks/ 45.30166700 -73.92749500 <![CDATA[Winnipeg Flood Canal (Site of Spring 2009 flooding)]]>

Winnipeg Flood Canal (Site of Spring 2009 flooding)

Winnipeg Flood Canal (Site of Spring 2009 flooding)
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By: KRL
@ 2009-03-26 08:17:13
Built to the east of the city to divert water flowing north in the Red River.

North Dakota has declared a Federal State of Emergency already.

Predicted to be worse flooding than 1997.

Link below to pictures and more info.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/winnipeg-flood-canal-site-of-spring-2009-flooding/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/winnipeg-flood-canal-site-of-spring-2009-flooding/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:17:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/winnipeg-flood-canal-site-of-spring-2009-flooding/ 49.83599000 -96.96619000 <![CDATA[Engine Arm Aqueduct]]>

BEV

Engine Arm Aqueduct
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-04-14 11:50:53]]>

BEV

Engine Arm Aqueduct
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-04-14 11:50:53]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/engine-arm-aqueduct/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/engine-arm-aqueduct/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:50:53 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/engine-arm-aqueduct/ 52.49795500 -1.96666700 <![CDATA[Canal crossing a canal on an aqueduct]]>

BEV

Canal crossing a canal on an aqueduct
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-12 10:13:23]]>

BEV

Canal crossing a canal on an aqueduct
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-12 10:13:23]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-crossing-a-canal-on-an-aqueduct/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-crossing-a-canal-on-an-aqueduct/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:13:23 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-crossing-a-canal-on-an-aqueduct/ 52.30311200 8.93109100 <![CDATA[John Rankin Lock and Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway]]>

John Rankin Lock and Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

BEV

John Rankin Lock and Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-30 16:55:49
The John Rankin Lock (formerly named Lock D) is part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. It is located in Itawamba County, Mississippi, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Fulton. It is named for John E. Rankin, Mississippi's First District Representative in the United States House of Representatives.

The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (popularly known as the Tenn-Tom) is a 234 mile (377 km) artificial waterway that provides a connecting link between the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers. The waterway begins at Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River, then flows southward through northeast Mississippi and west Alabama, finally connecting with the established Warrior-Tombigbee navigation system at Demopolis, Alabama.

After 12 years of construction, the waterway and its seventeen public ports and terminals opened to commercial traffic in January 1985. In addition to the original 110,000 acres (445 km²) of land acquired for the construction and operation of the project, another 88,000 acres (356 km²) have been purchased and managed by the two state conservation agencies for wildlife habitat preservation and mixed use including hunting and parks.

The elevation change between the two ends of the waterway is 341 feet (104 m).

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BEV

World's highest lift lock
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By: AlejoHausner
@ 2007-12-16 21:32:52
On the Canal du Centre in Belgium, this lift lock raises boats 73 meters, and can handle vessels weighing up to 1350 tonnes.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/worlds-highest-lift-lock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/worlds-highest-lift-lock/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:32:52 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/worlds-highest-lift-lock/ 50.47833300 4.10968100 <![CDATA[Abandoned locks]]>

BEV

Abandoned locks
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-06 15:53:35]]>

BEV

Abandoned locks
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-06 15:53:35]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abandoned-locks/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abandoned-locks/ Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:53:35 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abandoned-locks/ 58.26819700 12.25796400 <![CDATA[Cascading locks]]>

BEV

Cascading locks
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-06 15:50:53]]>

BEV

Cascading locks
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-06 15:50:53]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cascading-locks/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cascading-locks/ Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:50:53 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cascading-locks/ 58.26500900 12.25445800 <![CDATA[Barges in Kiel Canal]]>

Barges in Kiel Canal
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2007-07-18 09:22:27]]>

Barges in Kiel Canal
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2007-07-18 09:22:27]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/barges-in-kiel-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/barges-in-kiel-canal/ Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:22:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/barges-in-kiel-canal/ 54.36578300 10.14344900 <![CDATA[Barge moving in a large lock]]>

BEV

Barge moving in a large lock
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-07-15 11:27:45]]>

BEV

Barge moving in a large lock
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-07-15 11:27:45]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/barge-moving-in-a-large-lock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/barge-moving-in-a-large-lock/ Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:27:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/barge-moving-in-a-large-lock/ 51.89265300 4.22857300 <![CDATA[Schleuse Nürnberg]]>

BEV

Schleuse Nürnberg
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By: kaiken
@ 2007-07-13 06:41:18]]>

BEV

Schleuse Nürnberg
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By: kaiken
@ 2007-07-13 06:41:18]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schleuse-n-rnberg/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schleuse-n-rnberg/ Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:41:18 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schleuse-n-rnberg/ 49.41504200 11.05790500 <![CDATA[Sacramento Barge Canal Locks]]>

BEV

Sacramento Barge Canal Locks
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-07-05 10:05:23]]>

BEV

Sacramento Barge Canal Locks
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-07-05 10:05:23]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sacramento-barge-canal-locks/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sacramento-barge-canal-locks/ Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:05:23 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sacramento-barge-canal-locks/ 38.56133800 -121.52805300 <![CDATA[Dortmund-Ems Canal lock]]>

BEV

Dortmund-Ems Canal lock
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-06-28 13:08:10
Connecting the cities of Dortmund and Emden, it runs for 269 kilometers.]]>

BEV

Dortmund-Ems Canal lock
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-06-28 13:08:10
Connecting the cities of Dortmund and Emden, it runs for 269 kilometers.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dortmund-ems-canal-lock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dortmund-ems-canal-lock/ Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:08:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dortmund-ems-canal-lock/ 51.97908000 7.66161700 <![CDATA[Odd structure straddling canal]]>

BEV

Odd structure straddling canal
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-06-15 13:12:03
No idea what this is but it loos interesting. There is one on each side of teh canal. The one on the East side has a long bunker type corridor leading to it. Could just be pump housed but they look somewhat WWII-ish.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/odd-structure-straddling-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/odd-structure-straddling-canal/ Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:12:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/odd-structure-straddling-canal/ 51.55841200 4.44828800 <![CDATA[Canal and barge passing over a highway]]>

BEV

Canal and barge passing over a highway
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-06-12 09:49:24]]>

BEV

Canal and barge passing over a highway
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-06-12 09:49:24]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-and-barge-passing-over-a-highway/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-and-barge-passing-over-a-highway/ Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:49:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-and-barge-passing-over-a-highway/ 52.02552000 4.66683400 <![CDATA[Barge transiting a lock]]>

BEV

Barge transiting a lock
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-06-07 10:04:11]]>

BEV

Barge transiting a lock
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-06-07 10:04:11]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/barge-transiting-a-lock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/barge-transiting-a-lock/ Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:04:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/barge-transiting-a-lock/ 51.50656800 4.24949800 <![CDATA[Mother Brook]]>

BEV

Mother Brook
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Parabellum
@ 2007-05-13 07:32:05]]>

BEV

Mother Brook
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Parabellum
@ 2007-05-13 07:32:05]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mother-brook/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mother-brook/ Sun, 13 May 2007 07:32:05 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mother-brook/ 42.24572800 -71.15090400 <![CDATA[Repairing the Industrial Canal Levee]]>

Repairing the Industrial Canal Levee
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2007-04-02 16:55:50]]>

Repairing the Industrial Canal Levee
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2007-04-02 16:55:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/repairing-the-industrial-canal-levee/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/repairing-the-industrial-canal-levee/ Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:55:50 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/repairing-the-industrial-canal-levee/ 29.97153300 -90.02282300 <![CDATA[Erie Canal Lock #27]]>

BEV

Erie Canal Lock #27
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: mlc1us
@ 2007-03-05 14:23:58]]>

BEV

Erie Canal Lock #27
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: mlc1us
@ 2007-03-05 14:23:58]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/erie-canal-lock-27/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/erie-canal-lock-27/ Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:23:58 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/erie-canal-lock-27/ 43.06212600 -76.99645000 <![CDATA[Eiskanal]]>

BEV

Eiskanal
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: mlc1us
@ 2007-01-27 14:39:34
The Eiskanal is an artificial canal feature in the city of Augsburg that was constructed as the whitewater kayaking and canoeing venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics that were hosted in Munich, Germany.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eiskanal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eiskanal/ Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:39:34 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eiskanal/ 48.34829000 10.93588700 <![CDATA[Canal Locks and Inclined Plane]]>

Canal Locks and Inclined Plane
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Parabellum
@ 2007-01-23 19:13:31]]>

Canal Locks and Inclined Plane
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Parabellum
@ 2007-01-23 19:13:31]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-locks-and-inclined-plane/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-locks-and-inclined-plane/ Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:13:31 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-locks-and-inclined-plane/ 43.33079800 3.20024000 <![CDATA[Pont-Canal (Canal Bridge) Sur l'Orb]]>

Pont-Canal (Canal Bridge) Sur l'Orb
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Parabellum
@ 2007-01-23 19:02:00]]>

Pont-Canal (Canal Bridge) Sur l'Orb
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Parabellum
@ 2007-01-23 19:02:00]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pont-canal-canal-bridge-sur-lorb/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pont-canal-canal-bridge-sur-lorb/ Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:02:00 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pont-canal-canal-bridge-sur-lorb/ 43.33464200 3.21290600 <![CDATA[Scharnebeck ship lift]]>

Scharnebeck ship lift
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: mstoess
@ 2007-01-20 13:04:01]]>

Scharnebeck ship lift
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: mstoess
@ 2007-01-20 13:04:01]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/scharnebeck-ship-lift/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/scharnebeck-ship-lift/ Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:04:01 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/scharnebeck-ship-lift/ 53.29183500 10.48891800 <![CDATA[Entry locks to the Kiel-Canal]]>

Entry locks to the Kiel-Canal
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: mstoess
@ 2007-01-20 07:45:55]]>

Entry locks to the Kiel-Canal
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: mstoess
@ 2007-01-20 07:45:55]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/entry-locks-to-the-kiel-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/entry-locks-to-the-kiel-canal/ Sat, 20 Jan 2007 07:45:55 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/entry-locks-to-the-kiel-canal/ 53.89101200 9.14165500 <![CDATA[Limon Bay, atlantic entry to the Panama Canal]]>

Limon Bay, atlantic entry to the Panama Canal
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: mstoess
@ 2007-01-18 10:13:01
Cargo ships waiting for passing through the canal in the roads of Colon.]]>

Limon Bay, atlantic entry to the Panama Canal
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: mstoess
@ 2007-01-18 10:13:01
Cargo ships waiting for passing through the canal in the roads of Colon.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/limon-bay-atlantic-entry-to-the-panama-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/limon-bay-atlantic-entry-to-the-panama-canal/ Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:13:01 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/limon-bay-atlantic-entry-to-the-panama-canal/ 9.37116000 -79.90905800 <![CDATA[Acquedotto Alessandrino (Roman aqueduct)]]>

Acquedotto Alessandrino (Roman aqueduct)

BEV

Acquedotto Alessandrino (Roman aqueduct)
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2007-01-02 10:57:00]]>

BEV

Acquedotto Alessandrino (Roman aqueduct)
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2007-01-02 10:57:00]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/acquedotto-alessandrino-roman-aqueduct/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/acquedotto-alessandrino-roman-aqueduct/ Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:57:00 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/acquedotto-alessandrino-roman-aqueduct/ 41.87587900 12.54284700 <![CDATA[3 Crosses]]>

3 Crosses
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: gamma
@ 2006-11-30 16:08:34]]>

3 Crosses
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: gamma
@ 2006-11-30 16:08:34]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/3-crosses/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/3-crosses/ Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:08:34 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/3-crosses/ 52.35352700 4.84489300 <![CDATA[Sutton Harbour Lock Gates]]>

Sutton Harbour Lock Gates
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-11-27 22:11:54]]>

Sutton Harbour Lock Gates
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-11-27 22:11:54]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sutton-harbour-lock-gates/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sutton-harbour-lock-gates/ Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:11:54 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sutton-harbour-lock-gates/ 50.36633500 -4.13316600 <![CDATA['Park in the Water' by Vito Acconci]]>

'Park in the Water' by Vito Acconci
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: gamma
@ 2006-11-26 20:01:50]]>

'Park in the Water' by Vito Acconci
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: gamma
@ 2006-11-26 20:01:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/park-in-the-water-by-vito-acconci/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/park-in-the-water-by-vito-acconci/ Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:01:50 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/park-in-the-water-by-vito-acconci/ 52.06817800 4.32575100 <![CDATA[Canal tunnel north entrance]]>

Canal tunnel north entrance
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-11-16 12:39:14
The canal takes a short cut by-passing a long loop of the river by passing under the city.]]>

Canal tunnel north entrance
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-11-16 12:39:14
The canal takes a short cut by-passing a long loop of the river by passing under the city.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-tunnel-north-entrance/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-tunnel-north-entrance/ Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:39:14 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-tunnel-north-entrance/ 48.81808300 2.46833000 <![CDATA[Canal tunnel south entrance]]>

Canal tunnel south entrance
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-11-16 12:35:28
The canal takes a short cut by-passing a long loop of the river by passing under the city.]]>

Canal tunnel south entrance
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-11-16 12:35:28
The canal takes a short cut by-passing a long loop of the river by passing under the city.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-tunnel-south-entrance/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-tunnel-south-entrance/ Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:35:28 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canal-tunnel-south-entrance/ 48.81433200 2.46217700 <![CDATA[Drained canal]]>

BEV

Drained canal
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-27 14:33:36
This canal has been drained between two sets of locks.]]>

BEV

Drained canal
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-27 14:33:36
This canal has been drained between two sets of locks.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/drained-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/drained-canal/ Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:33:36 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/drained-canal/ 51.44842400 -2.62445300 <![CDATA[Abandoned aqueduct over a canal]]>

Abandoned aqueduct over a canal
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-25 12:01:00]]>

Abandoned aqueduct over a canal
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-25 12:01:00]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abandoned-aqueduct-over-a-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abandoned-aqueduct-over-a-canal/ Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:01:00 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abandoned-aqueduct-over-a-canal/ 53.42126400 -1.37922700 <![CDATA[Stoke Lock]]>

BEV

Stoke Lock
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Parabellum
@ 2006-10-22 12:27:04]]>

BEV

Stoke Lock
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Parabellum
@ 2006-10-22 12:27:04]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stoke-lock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stoke-lock/ Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:27:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stoke-lock/ 52.95949500 -1.03358200 <![CDATA[Highway, railway, aqueduct, bridges, canals and towpath]]>

Highway, railway, aqueduct, bridges, canals and towpath

Highway, railway, aqueduct, bridges, canals and towpath
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-22 00:38:12]]>

Highway, railway, aqueduct, bridges, canals and towpath
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-22 00:38:12]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/highway-railway-aqueduct-bridges-canals-and-towpath/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/highway-railway-aqueduct-bridges-canals-and-towpath/ Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:38:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/highway-railway-aqueduct-bridges-canals-and-towpath/ 52.50579600 -1.99768800 <![CDATA[Hay Inclined Plane]]>

Hay Inclined Plane
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-21 23:36:13
The Hay Inclined Plane is a canal inclined plane in the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, with a height of 207 feet (63 m). It was located on a short stretch of the Shropshire Union Canal that linked the industrial area of Blists Hill with the River Severn. The inclined plane was in operation from 1792 to 1894. It can be visited as part of the Blists Hill Victorian Town.

An inclined plane is a system used on some canals for raising boats between different water levels.

Typically, such a feature consists of a slope, up which there are two sets of rail tracks, and boats are raised between different levels by sailing into giant water-filled tanks, or caissons, which have wheels on the bottom and watertight doors at each end, and which are perpendicular to the slope. These are then drawn up or down hill on the rails, usually by means of cables being pulled by a stationary engine. In almost all designs two caissons are used, one going up and one down, to act as counterweights to make the system more efficient. When the caisson has reached the top or bottom of the slope, the doors are opened and the boat leaves. On some canals an inclined plane was used just to the transfer the loads up or down to the boats on a rail system.

The slots in the thumbnail were the perfect size for custom made barges carrying coal and iron ore. They would pull into the slot, be pulled out on rails and winched down the inclined track to the SW to the Severn River.]]>

BEV

Baits Bite Lock
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Parabellum
@ 2006-10-21 08:33:47]]>

BEV

Baits Bite Lock
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Parabellum
@ 2006-10-21 08:33:47]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baits-bite-lock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baits-bite-lock/ Sat, 21 Oct 2006 08:33:47 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baits-bite-lock/ 52.23663100 0.17464900 <![CDATA[Bingley Five Rise Locks]]>

Bingley Five Rise Locks
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-21 00:15:40
(Discussed in detail in the documentary series Industrial Revelation Episode 4.)

In effect the 5-rise consists of five locks connected together with (as always with a staircase) no intermediate "pounds": the lower gate of each chamber forms the upper gate of the chamber below. There are therefore five chambers, and six gates (the top and bottom gates and four intermediate gates). As the Leeds Liverpool canal is a wide canal, the chambers are 14 feet wide, and each "gate" consists of two half-gates, "hinged" from opposite sides of the canal. Each half gate is slightly more than 7 feet wide, so that the two halves close in a "V" shape (pointing "upstream"). Water pressure on the "uphill" side of the gate thus keeps it tightly closed until the water levels on either side are equal, when the gate can be opened and the boat moved to the next chamber (see canal locks for more information on how a lock is constructed and operated).

The 5-rise is the steepest flight of lock in the UK, with a gradient of about 1:5 (a rise of 59ft 2in over a distance of 320ft). The intermediate and bottom gates are the tallest in the country. Because of the complicaitions of working a staircase lock, and because so many boaters (both first-time hirers and new owners) are inexperienced, a full-time lockkeeper is employed, and the locks are padlocked "out of hours". Barry, the "locky", after twenty years based here is now almost infamous on the local canals: he has been nominated for a CBE.

It opened on March 21, 1774 and was a major feat of engineering at the time. When the locks and therefore the canal from Gargrave to Leeds was opened in 1774 a crowd of 30,000 people turned out to celebrate it! The first boat to use the locks took just 28 minutes and the whole first trip is described here as it was in a newspaper of the time - the Leeds Intelligencer. The smaller Three Rise opened at the same time just a few hundred meters further down.]]>

Love Canal Site
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: mikeb9991
@ 2006-09-21 15:04:16
President Carter declared a state of emergency at Love Canal on May 21, 1980 and the EPA agreed to evacuate all Love Canal families temporarily until permanent relocation funds could be secured.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/love-canal-site/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/love-canal-site/ Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:04:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/love-canal-site/ 43.08029900 -78.94981400 <![CDATA[Qanat in Oman]]>

Qanat in Oman
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: AlejoHausner
@ 2006-07-22 17:43:51
A qanat is an underground aqueduct, used for irrigation]]>

Qanat in Oman
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: AlejoHausner
@ 2006-07-22 17:43:51
A qanat is an underground aqueduct, used for irrigation]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/qanat-in-oman/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/qanat-in-oman/ Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:43:51 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/qanat-in-oman/ 24.11501800 56.76293500 <![CDATA[Anderton Boat Lift]]>

Anderton Boat Lift
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-07-16 08:04:16
Anderton Boat Lift is the world's first and the UK's only working boat lift. It was opened in 1875 and raises boats 50 feet from River Weaver to the Trent & Mersey Canal. It was closed due to mechanical problems in 1983 and reopened after restoration in 2002.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/anderton-boat-lift/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/anderton-boat-lift/ Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:04:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/anderton-boat-lift/ 53.27323900 -2.53045800 <![CDATA[Devizes Locks]]>

Devizes Locks
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-07-16 07:34:37
The Kennet and Avon Canal. constructed between 1794 and 1810, rises 237 feet by means of 29 locks, 16 of them in a straight line at Caen Hill. The locks were built by John Rennie up the side of steep hill where the locks are so close together that the normal arrangement of pounds between locks would not have provided sufficient water storage for the operation of the locks. Rennie's solution to this problem was to provide long side pounds beside the locks. The locks became derelict shortly after the WW2 and, after years of restoration work along the whole of the canal, were reopened by HM The Queen on 8th August 1990.]]>

BEV

Falkirk Wheel, The
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: k9ine
@ 2006-07-12 05:56:57
A rotating boat lift connecting the Forth & Clyde and Union canals, which at this point differ by 24 metres.]]>

BEV

Falkirk Wheel, The
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: k9ine
@ 2006-07-12 05:56:57
A rotating boat lift connecting the Forth & Clyde and Union canals, which at this point differ by 24 metres.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/falkirk-wheel-the/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/falkirk-wheel-the/ Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:56:57 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/falkirk-wheel-the/ 56.00040000 -3.84150000 <![CDATA[Jones Falls lock on Rideau Canal]]>

Jones Falls lock on Rideau Canal
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: AlejoHausner
@ 2006-07-06 15:07:44
Connecting Kingston to Ottawa by a series of hand-cranked locks, this canal is still in operation and is used by pleasure boats. It was built from 1826 to 1831 by the British as an alternate route from the Great Lakes to Montreal, avoiding American gunfire on the St. Lawrence river. After the war of 1812, Canada feared the US would invade again. In the winter, people in Ottawa skate on it.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jones-falls-lock-on-rideau-canal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jones-falls-lock-on-rideau-canal/ Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:07:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jones-falls-lock-on-rideau-canal/ 44.54571900 -76.23892100 <![CDATA[Canalside Living Algerian Style]]>

Canalside Living Algerian Style
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2006-06-30 03:20:38
Canal or natural stream, whichever it is, this section is lined with homes up and down its banks with nothing but farmland on both sides.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canalside-living-algerian-style/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canalside-living-algerian-style/ Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:20:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canalside-living-algerian-style/ 36.75387700 3.24006600 <![CDATA[Pontcysyllte Aqueduct]]>

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-05-28 14:26:18
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee, east of Llangollen in north Wales. The aqueduct is 307 metres long and it is constructed of cast iron troughs mounted on 19 masonry arches that carry the canal 38 metres above the river (note a narrowboat on the aqueduct). It was built by Thomas Telford and it was opened on 26 November 1805. Today it is a World Heritage Site.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pontcysyllte-aqueduct/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pontcysyllte-aqueduct/ Sun, 28 May 2006 14:26:18 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pontcysyllte-aqueduct/ 52.97069900 -3.09045000 <![CDATA[Montech water slope]]>

Montech water slope
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-05-15 16:00:42
Montech water slope on Canal du Midi opened in 1974 is the first of its kind in the world. It consist of concrete water channel 6 metres wide and 539 metres long with a gradient of 3 per cent. Water is held back at the upper end by a drop gate. A boat entering at the bottom of the channel is pushed up together with the wedge of water on which it floats by a metal shield lowered behind it and propelled up by two converted railway engines on rubber wheels. At the top the gate falls and water levels equalise.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/montech-water-slope/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/montech-water-slope/ Mon, 15 May 2006 16:00:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/montech-water-slope/ 43.97070400 1.22684200 <![CDATA[Niederfinow lift-lock]]>

Niederfinow lift-lock
[Info] [GM] [BM] [YM]
By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-05-15 14:55:30
Lift-lock built in 1926-34 to four power operated locks on Oder-Havel Canal (then known as Hohenzollern Canal). It has a raise of 36 metres and it can take 1000 ton vessels.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/niederfinow-lift-lock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/niederfinow-lift-lock/ Mon, 15 May 2006 14:55:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/niederfinow-lift-lock/ 52.84899000 13.94228300