Stine Canal is an irrigation canal in Kern County, California Kern County , California . It originates from the Carrier Canal adjacent to California State Route 99 SR 99 Golden State Freeway . It terminates at a reservoir on Bear Mountain Boulevard California State Route SR 223 , just east of Gosford Road. ref Darling, Curtis. Kern County Place Names . The Kern County Historical Society. 2003. ISBN 0 943500 18 4. Page 75. ref From the diversion, the canal travels south, following North Stine Road. After passing Stockdale Highway, North Stine Road becomes Stine Road. Around Ming Avenue, both the road and the canal turns southwest. Just south of Planz Avenue, Farmers Canal branches from Stine Canal, traveling west. Stine canal continues south, roughly parallel to Stine Road. At Taft Highway California State Route 119 SR 119 , the canal shifts west, and runs parallel to Ashe Road. It continues traveling south, but continues to shift west. It eventually terminates at a reservoir on Bear Mountain Boulevard, just east of Gosford Road. References reflist Kern River Water Infastructure coord 35 17 29 N 119 05 45 W display title KernCountyCA geo stub Category Canals of Kern County, California ... more details
The Hawthorne Canal is a short canal that connects with Port Jackson , in Sydney , Australia . It was originally a natural waterway known as Long Cove Creek , that has been straightened and given artificial banks. It borders on Summer Hill, New South Wales Summer Hill , Lewisham, New South Wales Lewisham , Leichhardt, New South Wales Leichhardt and Haberfield, New South Wales Haberfield . Hawthorne Canal and Iron Cove Creek are two significant tributaries that flow into Iron Cove . History In January 1890 a team of thirty men, employed by the Harbours and Rivers Department, began clearing the mangroves ... stage of the canal. Within twelve months a navigable stretch of water would exist between Iron Cove ... for the extension of the canal to Battle Bridge on Parramatta Road so that the new waterway could be brought within reach of centres of denser population. However, the extension of the canal was never realised. The canal had a ferry service operating from 1903 through 1904. The service was operated ... and twelve on Sundays. The ferry wharf was on the eastern side of the canal aligned with Barton St ... in the canal, and competition from the tramway. ref cite book title Hawthorne Canal the history ... pages 72 ref The canal at the time of its construction was variously known as the Long Cove Canal, the Leichhardt Canal and the Hawthorne Canal. The name Hawthorne Canal was in honour of John Stuart Hawthorne MLA, who first agitated for the construction of the canal in parliament in 1890. The name Hawthorne Canal was officially gazetted in 1974. ref cite book title Hawthorne Canal the history ... pages 70 ref gallery File Hawthorne Canal looking downstream at Haberfield NSW.JPG Hawthorne Canal looking downstream near Lord St, Haberfield. File Hawthorne Canal from footbridge at Haberfield NSW.JPG Hawthorne Canal looking upstream near Lord St, Haberfield. File hawthorne canal.JPG Hawthorne Canal near Grosvenor Crescent, Lewisham. gallery References Speed the Plough Ashfield 1788 1988 pp ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Champlain Canal nrhp type hd image Champlain Canal 1980s.jpg caption Tug and barge on the Champlain Canal during the 1980s location Rensselaer County, New York Rensselaer Saratoga County ... architect Wright,Benjamin Jarvis,John B. architecture Transportation Canal added September 01, 1976 governing body Local refnum 76001274 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The Champlain Canal is a convert 60 mi canal that connects the south end of Lake Champlain to the Hudson River in New York . It was simultaneously constructed with the Erie Canal and is now part of the New York State Canal System and the Lakes to Locks Passage . The canal was proposed in 1812 and construction authorized in 1817. By 1818, convert 12 mi were completed and in 1819 the canal was opened from Fort Edward village , New York Fort Edward to Lake Champlain. The canal was officially opened on September 10, 1823. ref cite web title History of the Canal System of the State of New York last Whitford first Nobel E. chapter 6 chapterurl http www.history.rochester.edu canal bib whitford old1906 chapter6.htm url http www.history.rochester.edu canal bib whitford old1906 accessdate 12 June 2009 year 1906 ref It was an immediate ... barge canal provides a convenient route from the Atlantic Hudson River to Lake Champlain for recreational boaters. By traveling the length of Lake Champlain, boaters can access the Chambly Canal , which ... links http www.nycanals.com Champlain Canal Information and Boater s Guide to the New York State Canal System http www.history.rochester.edu canal bib whitford 1906 Chap06.html History of the Canal System of the State of New York Champlain Canal http www.NYScanals.gov maps map7.html New York State Canals Map of the Champlain Canal http www.champlaincanal.net Champlain Canal Net History and Photographs http www.feedercanal.com Historic Glens Falls Feeder Canal National Register of Historic ... geo stub fr Canal Champlain ... more details
Coventry Canal Route map The Coventry Canal is a navigable narrow canal in the Midlands of England. It starts ... , where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal . ref name Waterscape cite web url http www.waterscape.com canals and rivers coventry canal title Waterscape Coventry Canal History publisher Waterscape ref It also has connections with the Oxford Canal , the Ashby Canal , and the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal . Some maps show the canal as a northern and a southern section, connected by a stretch of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal , but others show the through route all as the Coventry Canal. This reflects a complicated period of ownership and re leasing when the Coventry Canal company was in financial ... in Detail The canal starts at Coventry Canal Basin. The basin was opened in 1769 and expanded .... Many of the buildings and the site were restored between 1993 and 1995. The Canal Bridge, Canal House and the warehouses are grade II listed building s. All boats going in and out of Coventry Canal Basin have to pass through the Canal Bridge. From the canal basin, the canal meanders north through ... crosses the start of the Oxford Canal , which journeys southwards to join the River Thames at Oxford . At Hawkesbury Junction there are some fascinating buildings from the working days of the canal ... distance along the Oxford Canal. A few miles north of Hawkesbury, just outside Bedworth , is Marston Junction , where the Ashby de la Zouch Canal starts its meandering, rural and lock free journey .... From Marston Junction, the Coventry canal runs north west through Nuneaton , Atherstone and Polesworth ... along the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal . The Coventry canal continues northwards to end at Fradley Junction where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal . From Fazeley to a point halfway to Fradley, maps show the canal as the Birmingam, and Fazeley canal see History . History The Coventry Canal Company was formed in 1768. James Brindley was commissioned to build the canal, and work started on it in December ... more details
Not to be confused with TeleSUR . Infobox Network network name Canal Sur Televisi n network logo Image Canal Sur Logo.png network type Terrestrial television Broadcast television network available Andalusia br small Also received br Spain Ceuta , Melilla , Badajoz province Badajoz , Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real , Albacete province Albacete , Region of Murcia Murcia br Portugal Algarve br Gibraltar small owner key people launch date 28 February 1989 founder past names brand website http www.canalsur.es Canal Sur Canal Sur South Channel is part of RTVA Radio y Televisi n de Andaluc a RTVA , the public broadcasting company of Andalusia . It was created by means of the devolved powers given to this region by Act of Parliament by its autonomous communities of Spain statute of autonomy . Canal Sur consists of two television channels, Canal Sur TV and Canal Sur 2 , a public radio network, Canal Sur Radio and Canal Fiesta Radio . On the 28th of February 1989 Canal Sur 1 TV was launched as the public broadcaster of the Autonomous Community of Andaluc a. However, this means that it was funded by the regional government of Andaluc a. The Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE have always been ... into the mouthpiece of their party. Canal Sur s news broadcasts often express views critical of the current ... links http www.canalsur.es Official Site es icon http www.tv online live.com canal sur.html Watch Canal ... 25m elecciones andaluzas.shtml La Junta Electoral da la raz n al PP A Canal Sur no es neutral http ... 1276451677 La Junta Electoral amonesta a Canal Sur por falta de neutralidad http ccaa.elpais.com ccaa 2012 02 29 andalucia 1330522781 318633.html La Junta Electoral critica el trato de Canal Sur a las ... Canal Sur cuela una imagen de Rajoy en un caso de pederastia Spanish television stations Category ... television networks spain tv station stub ca Canal Sur es Canal Sur Televisi n eu Canal Sur fr Canal Sur Televisi n gl Canal Sur Televisi n id Canal Sur pl Canal Sur ... more details
File Agra canal headworks1871a.jpg right 300px thumb Agra Canal headworks, at Okhla barrage, in Delhi , 1871 . The Agra Canal is an important India n irrigation work which starts from Okhla in Delhi . The Agra canal originates from Okhla barrage, downstream of Nizamuddin bridge. ref http irrigation.up.nic.in achievements.htm Agra Canal Modernization Project ref It opened in 1874. In the beginning, it was available for navigation, in Delhi , erstwhile Gurgaon , Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Mathura and Agra District Agra Districts, and Bharatpur District Bharatpur State. Later, navigation was stopped in 1904 and the canal has since then, been exclusively used for irrigation purposes only. At present the canal does not flow in district Gurgaon, but only in Faridabad , which was earlier a part of Gurgaon. The Canal receives its water from the Yamuna River at Okhla , about 10 KM to the south of New Delhi . The weir across the Yamuna was the first attempted in Upper India upon a foundation of fine sand it is about 800 yard long, and rises seven feet above the summer level of the river. From Okhla the canal follows the high land between the Khari Nadi and the Yamuna and finally joins the Banganga river about nowrap 20 miles below Agra. Navigable branches connect the canal with Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Mathura and Agra . ref s 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica Agra Canal Agra Canal 1911 . ref the canal irrigates about 1.5 lakh hectares in agra , and mathura in u.p. , faridabad in haryana , bharatpur in rajasthan and also some parts of delhi References references Agra division topics Hydrography of Uttar Pradesh coord 28 34 N 77 18 E display title region IN type river source GNS enwiki Category Canals in Uttar Pradesh Category Agra Category Yamuna River Category Buildings and structures in Delhi Category Canals in Rajasthan India dam stub ca Canal d Agra hi ... more details
and iron products were brought into Athens and Hocking counties via the canal. It had 26 locks, 7 culverts, and an aqueduct crossing Monday Creek south of Nelsonville. Operation of the canal ...The Hocking Canal was a small 19th Century canal in southern Ohio that once linked Athens, Ohio Athens to Lancaster, Ohio Lancaster and the Ohio and Erie Canal , but was destroyed by flooding and never ... salt and other products to the marketplace faster decided to construct a branch canal from the Ohio and Erie Canal at Carroll, Ohio southward towards Lancaster. Excavation on the Lancaster lateral began in 1831. This portion of the Canal was completed September 4, 1838. In the same year the Lancaster Lateral was purchased by the state. Ohio subsequently contracted to extend the canal from ..., fifty three miles from Carroll. The 56 mile canal was completed in 1843, although much of it was officially ... of salt works were located. Their owners, frustrated by the slow pace of the canal boats 4 miles per hour and the unavailability of the canal in the winter when it often froze, began construction of the Columbus and Hocking Valley Railroad , which by 1857 competed with the canal for cargo. During ... Brigadier General Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan paused in Nelsonville and burned ten wooden canal boats. However, they failed to destroy a covered bridge over the Hocking Canal when citizens rushed to extinguish ... damaged portions of the canal, and the railroad became the favored mode of transportation. In 1890, the canal was closed. Today, remnants of the canal basin are visible in places from a modern ... remnants include dams, aqueducts, and other locks. However, the last remnants of the Hocking Canal ... 2009 10 25 07 49 32 Map of canals in Ohio, the Hocking Canal K is in the lower middle http members.aol.com hvqdrwy history.htm Hocking Canal and railroad history link inoperative as of 19 April 2009 http www.ohroadtrips.com index.php?b viewer&a name hcanal&d type album1 Modern photos of one of the canal ... more details
Infobox canal name Bystry Canal br small lang pl Kana Bystry small image Bystry Canal 01.jpg caption Bystry Canal in August w company engineer Ignacy Pr dzy ski a engineer Jan Chrzciciel de Grandville ... date rest length 2 start August w Canal in br August w , Poland end Sajno Lake near br August w, Poland join August w Canal locks 2 weir o locks lock note elev elev note status Open for recreational use nav Regional Water Management Authority in Warsaw RZGW Warsawa The Bystry Canal lang pl Kana Bystry , IPAc pl k a n a U b y s t r y , is a feeder canal for the August w Canal which was built during ... 1835. The primary purpose was the draining of excess water from the August w Canal . ref cite web ... ref The Bystry Canal is connected with the Netta River weir with a maximum flow of water convert 95 ... pl index id contentnews 41 publisher kanaly.info series accessdate 19 April 2011 pl icon ref The canal flows into the north side of the Sajno Lake . The canal is used as a trail for canoeing, and is sometimes ... , grebes . Canal infrastructure File Bystry canal map annotated.png center 300px thumb Bystry Canal highlighted in yellow in August w , Poland File Bystry Canal 02.jpg thumb left 200px Bystry Canal in suburban area of August w The canal is a fairly lively stream channel at the beginning. Just below ... Road 16, and European route E67 over the canal, it is a series of shoals and rocks with a width ... of the socialist movement in Poland, runs along the right bank of the canal. There are a number ... forest. At the convert 1 km abbr on mark the canal crosses under Battle of Westerplatte Bohater w Westerplatte Street Voivodeship road Voivodeship Road 664 which runs from August w south east towards the Belarus border near Hrodna , Belarus. File Bystry Canal 03.jpg thumb left 200px Bystry Canal in forested area near August w Next the canal passes through a forested area of spruce , pine ... abbr on mark on the canal is the canal estuary Sajno Lake with the shore of the lake among the reeds ... more details
Behm Canal is a natural Channel geography channel in the Alexander Archipelago , in the Alaska Panhandle southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alaska . About convert 108 mi km long, Behm Canal separates Revillagigedo Island from the mainland. From Clarence Strait Behm Canal extends north and northeast, through Behm Narrows and by the mouth of Unuk River , then south to Revillagigedo Channel . ref name gnis gnis 1893582 Behm Canal ref Behm Canal was charted and named by George Vancouver in 1793 , in honor of Magnus von Behm , who was the governor of Kamchatka Peninsula Kamchatka in 1779 when James Cook Captain James Cook s ships, with Vancouver among the crew, arrived at Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky Petropavlovsk shortly after Cook was killed in Hawaii . It was Behm who carried the news of Cook s death to Europe . ref name gnis ref http pages.quicksilver.net.nz jcr vancouver4.html Alaska place names ref Behm Canal is also the home to a United States Navy Submarine sound testing range. That is used to ensure U.S. Submarines are as quiet as they can be. New Eddystone Rock is a craggy, much photographed basalt island in Behm Canal. References reflist coord 55 56 13 N 131 11 18 W scale 1000000 display title KetchikanGatewayAK geo stub Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska es Canal de Behm pt Canal de Behm ... more details
steel tubes on the south bank, and was sandwiched between the canal and a railway line. Beyond ... bank, and a gas furnace plant was to the south. Hill s Bridge carried a footpath over the canal. Fly ... occupied the south bank, as the canal turned towards the south east. After Spring Bank Bridge, there was a wharf ...Infobox Canal name Bentley Canal image Bentley Canal Bridge geograph.org.uk 334366.jpg caption The towpath bridge over the entrance to the canal where it joined the Wyrley and Essington o name company ... Canal , Anson Branch locks 10 o locks lock note elev elev note status filled in nav Bentley Canal map The Bentley Canal is an abandoned canal that was part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations . A very short section still exists where it joins the Wyrley and Essington Canal in Wolverhampton . From ... and thus the Walsall Canal . The main line opened in 1843, with the Neachell Hall Branch following ..., the Birmingham Canal Company had approached the Wyrley and Essington Canal, with a view to amalgamation ..., which led to the Birmingham Canal Company agreeing to amalgamation. Both signed an agreement .... The Bentley Canal was one of three links between the systems built shortly afterwards. The other two were the Walsall Junction Canal, which linked the north end of the Walsall Canal to Birchills Junction , and the Rushall Canal , between the Tame Valley Canal and the Daw End Branch of the Wyrley and Essington. ref harvnb Hadfield 1985 pp 98 99 ref The canal was opened in 1843 and ran for convert 3.4 mi km through 10 canal lock locks . It fell into dereliction in the 1960s. The Neachells Branch ... in 1953. ref harvnb Hadfield 1985 pp 318 319 ref Route The Bentley Canal left the Wyrley and Essington Canal at Wednesfield Junction. A cast iron bridge carried the towpath over the junction, and is still ... IoE 378670 Footbridge over west end of Bentley Canal ref A short section of the canal remains in water ... to the east of the watered stub, and was followed by two more. The canal is heading east at this point ... more details
Infobox french canalcanal name Canal d Aire image Image Canal de Neuffosse, Arques, Pont de Flandre.JPG 250px image caption canal length convert 70 km mi abbr on lock length lock width max boat length max boat beam min boat draft min boat air draft orig num locks current num locks min elev max elev total rise convert 70 km mi abbr on status nav xfield1 xvalue1 former names present owner VNF original owner engineer other engineer date app date cons date use date comp date ext date closed date restored xfield2 xvalue2 direction North South, Northeast, etc start point Aire sur la Lys . end point Bauvin begin coord coord 0 N 0 E scale 5000 end coord branch branch of Canal Dunkerque Escaut connects to Canal de Neufoss , Canal de la De le xfield3 xvalue3 The Canal d Aire is a French canal connecting the Canal de Neufoss in Aire sur la Lys to the Canal de la De le in Bauvin . It is a segment of the Canal Dunkerque Escaut . ref name jefferson cite book last Jefferson first David title Through the French Canals publisher Adlard Coles Nautical date 2009 pages 275 isbn 978 1 4081 0381 4 ref ref name hugh cite book last McKnight first Hugh authorlink coauthors title Cruising French Waterways, 4th Edition publisher Sheridan House date 2005 pages isbn 8124 0152 1 ref See also List of canals in France References Reflist External links http translate.google.com translate?hl en&sl fr&u http projetbabel.org fluvial rica aire canal.htm&ei nKuS5vMIIL88AaLjLncCw&sa X&oi translate&ct result&resnum 4&ved 0CBQQ7gEwAw&prev search 3Fq 3DCanal 2Bd 2527Aire 26hl 3Den 26rlz 3D1T4GGIH enUS264US264 Project Babel coord missing France Category Canals in France Aire Category Buildings and structures in Nord French department ... more details
Image Canal Soulanges1.JPG thumb right 200px A derelict lock The Soulanges Canal is an abandoned shipping canal in Quebec, Canada. It follows the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River between Pointe des Cascades, Quebec Pointe des Cascades and Les Coteaux, Quebec Coteaux Landing , bypassing the rapids between Lake Saint Louis and Lake Saint Francis Canada Lake Saint Francis . In between, it passes through the towns of Les C dres, Quebec Les C dres and Coteau du Lac, Quebec Coteau du Lac . It superseded the first Beauharnois Canal which was on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence. It is convert 23 km mi sp us long and had a convert 4.3 m ft 1 draught. Five locks measuring convert 85.3 m ft abbr on x convert 14 m ft abbr on give a total rise of convert 25 m ft sp us . The Soulanges Canal was named ... carto.asp?Speci 60324&Latitude 45,31805&Longitude 73,95556&Zoom 1700 title Canal de Soulanges accessdate ... Canal was powered by a small Hydroelectricity hydro electric generating station. Le Petit Pouvoir is located near the middle of the canal and provided power for the motorized Lock water transport ... of the canal at night. It was the first canal in the world to have its entire passageway lit by night ... Canal which is now part part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway . Today, a popular cycling path follows the route of the canal. ref cite web title Mont r gie Cycling Trails Soulanges Canal work MontrealPlus.ca ... 2007 10 18 ref There are plans to reopen the canal to Pleasure craft pleasure boats . The mission of the R gie intermunicipale du canal de Soulanges is to manage the development of tourism as part of the reopening of the canal. ref cite web title Port Soulanges work R gie intermunicipale du canal ... reflist See also Lachine Canal External links Commonscat inline http www.canadiancanalsociety.org canadian canals.html Soulanges Canal at the Canadian Canal Society Category Saint Lawrence Seaway Category ... Quebec geo stub coord 45 19 51 N 73 58 09 W region CA QC type river display title fr Canal ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Beauharnois Canal is a Canada Canadian canal located in southwestern Quebec . The canal is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway . Located in Beauharnois Salaberry Regional County Municipality, Quebec Beauharnois Salaberry Regional County Municipality within the cities of Salaberry de Valleyfield , Beauharnois, Quebec Beauharnois , Saint Louis de Gonzague, Mont r gie, Quebec Saint Louis de Gonzague , and Saint Stanislas de Kostka, Quebec Saint Stanislas de Kostka , the canal connects Lac Saint Fran ois Lake Saint Francis to the west upstream with Lake Saint Louis to the northeast downstream , bypassing a series of rapids on the St. Lawrence River . History The original Beauharnois Canal measured 15 nautical mile nm 24 km in length and was built on the south side of the St. Lawrence River, opening in 1843. The canal became obsolete and was superseded by the Soulanges Canal in 1899 which ran on the north side of the St. Lawrence River. The present Beauharnois Canal was built between 1929 1932 on the south side of the St. Lawrence River, measuring 24.5 km in length. This canal was built as part of a hydroelectric development at Beauharnois which saw a dam and power station power house built to take advantage of the 24 m 83 ft drop between Lake St. Francis and Lake St. Louis. Some of the electricity is used to power a large aluminum smelter. In the 1950s, the Beauharnois Canal had 2 canal lock locks added as part of the St. Lawrence Seaway project. This in turn superseded the Soulanges Canal. Coord 45 16 19.1 N 73 56 42.7 W scale 250000 display title Category Canals in Quebec Category Saint Lawrence Seaway Category Transportation in Mont r gie Category Buildings and structures in Mont r gie Quebec struct stub ... more details
dablink For the canal in Ohio, see Miami and Erie Canal . The Miami Canal , or C 6 Canal , flows from Lake Okeechobee in the U.S. state of Florida to its terminus at the Miami River Florida Miami River , which flows through downtown Miami, Florida Miami . The canal flows in a south and southeasterly direction for approximately 77 miles, and passes through three counties Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami Dade. It was constructed in the early part of the 20th century to drain the Everglades Agricultural Area EAA . See also Tamiami Canal References Southeast District Assessment and Monitoring Program http www.dep.state.fl.us southeast ecosum ecosums C 6 Canal.pdf search Miami 20Canal 20runs 20from 20lake 20okeechobee 20to 20Miami Rivers of Florida coord 25 55 01 N 80 24 31 W display title Category Canals in Florida Category Transportation in Miami Dade County, Florida Category Transportation in Broward County, Florida Category Transportation in Palm Beach County, Florida florida geo stub ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Landsford Canal nrhp type image Landsford Canal Lockkeeper s House.jpg caption The Lock Keeper s House at Rocky Mount Canal near Great Falls, downstream of the Landsford Canal. This was moved to the Landsford Canal. location Chester County, South Carolina Chester Lancaster County, South Carolina Lancaster counties, South Carolina South Carolina, USA nearest city Lancaster, South Carolina ... Private refnum 69000163 ref name nris NRISref version 2010a ref mpsub governing body South Carolina Department of Parks and Tourism The Landford Canal was the farthest upstream of a series of canals built ... in Chester County, South Carolina Chester County and Lancaster County, South Carolina Lancaster County west of Lancaster, South Carolina Lancaster . It is named for an early settler, Thomas Land, who owned the land with a ford across the Catawba River. It is the centerpiece of the Landsford Canal State Park . History In 1820 , construction of the canal, which was designed by Robert Mills architect ... 3 m deep. It had five Lock water transport locks for the 32 ft 9.8 m descent of the river. The canal was not a financial success. In 1824 , one of the locks collapsed due to a poor foundation. Canal traffic ... s house survive. ref Edgar, Walter, ed. The South Carolina Encyclopedia , University of South Carolina Press, 2006, p. 534, ISBN 1 57003 598 2 ref The Landsford Canal is on the National Register of Historic Places , No. 69000163. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has additional pictures ... of the Landford Canal. ref and copies of the nomination forms. ref http www.nationalregister.sc.gov chester S10817712001 S10817712001.pdf Landsford Canal nomination form. ref There are additional pictures ... and Photographs Online Catalog Search for Rocky Mount Canal ref Their documentation indicates the lock keeper s house at Landsford Canal was moved from Rocky Mount Canal near Great Falls downstream ... Places in South Carolina Category Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places ... more details
from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. North south canals connecting with this east west canal ...Infobox Canal name Junction Canal image Pennsylvania canals.png caption Map of historic Pennsylvania ..., Port Carbon, and Franklin to the larger network. o name m name company Junction Canal Company engineer ... York o start start note end Athens, Pennsylvania o end end note branch branch of join Chemung Canal , Pennsylvania Canal North Branch Division locks 11 o locks lock note elev elev note status Abandoned except for historic interest nav The Junction Canal was a canal in the states of New York and Pennsylvania in the United States. The canal was also called the Arnot Canal , after the name of its principal stockholder, John Arnot of Elmira, New York . The canal was built and operated by a private stock company. The canal was partly open in 1854, but the entire length was not finished until 1858. The completed canal was convert 18 mi km long and had 11 locks. Then intent was to lengthen the reach of the Chemung Canal deeper into Pennsylvania in order to connect to the canal systems there. Competition with railroads led to diminished use of the canal. In 1865 the canal was severely damaged by a flood. In 1866, the stock company was authorized to change its name to the Junction Canal and Railroad Company, and work commenced in constructing a railroad on its right of way. The canal was last ... to the Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York History of the Canal ... and Canada, Volume I, Chapter XXI The Junction Canal publisher Brandow Printing Company date 1906 location Albany url http www.history.rochester.edu canal bib whitford 1906 Chap21.html isbn none ... References reflist External links http www.pacanalsociety.org index.htm Pennsylvania Canal Society http www.americancanals.org American Canal Society http ww2.lafayette.edu techclin canal ncm index.html National Canal Museum GeoGroupTemplate Category Transportation in Bradford County, Pennsylvania ... more details
with the Coventry Canal , four miles from the centre of Coventry . From Hawkesbury, it runs south ... Canal at Hillmorton.jpg thumb left The canal and locks at Hillmorton South of Rugby, the canal ... Canal01.JPG right thumb The canal at Aristotle Bridge in North Oxford . Because the section south ... reduced Oxford Canal traffic south of Napton. However, the short section between Braunston ... the Grand Junction pay bar tolls to the Oxford Canal to compensate for the loss of traffic south ...Image Oxford Canal from Napton.jpg thumb The Oxford Canal as seen from Napton on the Hill in Warwickshire The Oxford Canal is a convert 78 mi km adj mid long narrow canal in central England linking Oxford ... at Oxford, to the Grand Union Canal at the villages of Braunston, Northamptonshire Braunston and Napton on the Hill , and to the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury Junction in Bedworth just north of Coventry. The Oxford Canal passes mainly through the Oxfordshire , Northamptonshire and Warwickshire countryside, and is often considered to be one of the most scenic canals in Britain. The canal was once ... pleasure boaters. North of Napton on the Hill, the canal forms part of the Warwickshire ring . The route Oxford Canal Route Map Image Oxford Canal near Brinklow.jpg thumb upright A canal boat on the canal near Brinklow on the long stretch between Coventry and Rugby, Warwickshire Rugby . The canal ... water transport Stop locks stop lock at the junction. Much of this section of the canal was straightened .... The canal winds through the northern part of Rugby passing through the convert 270 yd m adj on long ... . At Braunston the Oxford connects with the Grand Junction section of the Grand Union Canal and heads west. Grand Union traffic shares a five mile stretch of the Oxford Canal until they diverge at Napton junction, where the Oxford turns south towards Oxford and the Warwick and Napton section of the Grand Union turns north west towards Birmingham . After winding round Napton Hill, the canal ascends ... more details
Canoly canal is the part of the West coast canal network of Kerala and runs through the Kozhikode city. It was constructed in the year 1848 under the orders of then District collector collector of Malabar District Malabar , R. Canolly . ref name hindu jan08 cite news url http www.hindu.com pp 2008 01 05 stories 2008010550730300.htm title Reviving the historic Canoly Canal date 2005 01 05 publisher The Hindu accessdate 2009 08 16 ref The Canoli Canal is 11.4 km 7 mi long and connects the Korapuzha river in the north and the Kallayi River Kallai River in the south. The width of the canal varies between 6 to 20 metres 20 to 65 ft , and the water depth during the monsoon ranges between 0.5 and 2 metres 1.5 to 6 ft . The sides of most of the canal are lined with dimension stone , but at some locations the lining has collapsed. In a number of places along the canal, trees and bushes and water plants have grown, causing the water flow in the middle stretch of the canal to become weaker. ref Citation surname1 Hamn given1 Anders surname2 Pettersson given2 Asa year 2005 title IMPACT OF MAJOR WATERWAY SYSTEMS ON GROUNDWATER QUALITY A CASE STUDY ON CANOLI CANAL journal url http www.lwr.kth.se Publikationer PDF Files LWR EX 05 14.PDF accessdate February 19, 2006 ref The Canoly Canal Development Samithi in Calicut has recently decided to start speedboat service on the canal from Karaparamba to the Sarovaram Sarovaram park site in September 2009. ref name hindu may09 cite news url http www.hindu.com 2009 05 09 stories 2009050952550300.htm title Speedboat service on Canoly Canal date 2009 05 09 publisher The Hindu accessdate 2009 08 16 ref References reflist coord missing Kerala Category Canals in India Category Kozhikode district Category Buildings and structures in Kerala Kozhikode geo stub India transport stub ml ... more details
Infobox Canal name Croydon Canal image 2402319 ccc5593c.jpg caption A short section of the canal remains ... Canal locks 28 o locks lock note elev elev note status mostly destroyed nav Croydon Canal map The Croydon Canal ran convert 9.25 mi km sigfig 2 from Croydon , via Forest Hill, London Forest Hill , to the Grand Surrey Canal at New Cross in south London , England . It opened in 1809, and closed in 1836, making it the first canal to be formally abandoned by an Act of Parliament. History Authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1801, the canal was originally intended to extend northwards to Rotherhithe , but the simultaneous construction of the Grand Surrey Canal provided a convenient access route. It was convert ... 1969 p 374 ref The Croydon Canal linked to the Croydon Merstham and Godstone Railway itself connected to the Surrey Iron Railway , enabling the canal to be used to transport stone and lime from workings at Merstham . The canal was never extended further south west, as was initially intended, to reach Epsom . The canal was originally planned with two Canal inclined plane inclined planes but in the end 28 canal lock locks , arranged in two flights, were used instead. To keep the canal supplied with water a Reservoir water reservoir was constructed at Sydenham , with another at South Norwood this still exists as South Norwood Lake in a public park. The canal was built 34 feet 10 m wide. It had a maximum depth of 5 feet 1.5 m . By 1811 22 barge s plied the canal. The barges were 60 feet ... flights of locks, most of the canal followed the 161 ft 49.1m contour. ref cite web url ... The final two locks at Croydon Common raised the level of the canal to the 174 ft 53m contour ... croy17.html publisher London Canals title Croydon Norwood ref The canal was never a success and closed in 1836. ref name hadfield374 It was the first canal to be formally abandoned by an Act of Parliament. Much of the alignment was used by the London & Croydon Railway Company to whom the canal had ... more details
Image Lynn Canal Haines Alaska.jpg thumb right Lynn Canal, Haines, Alaska Haines area of southeast Alaska Lynn Canal is an inlet not an artificial canal into the mainland of southeast Alaska . Lynn Canal runs about convert 90 mi from the inlets of the Chilkat River south to Chatham Strait and Stephens Passage . At over convert 2,000 ft in depth, Lynn Canal is the deepest fjord in North America and one of the deepest and longest in the world as well. The northern portion of the canal braids into the respective Chilkat Inlet Chilkat , Chilkoot Inlet Chilkoot , and Taiya Inlet s. Lynn Canal was explored by Joseph Whidbey in 1794 and named by George Vancouver for his birthplace, King s Lynn , Norfolk , England . ref gnis 1423488 Lynn Canal ref Transportation File LynnCanal EldredRock.jpg left thumb 300px Eldred Rock and avalanche chutes in Lynn Canal Lynn Canal s location as a penetrating waterway into the interior connects Skagway, Alaska Skagway and Haines, Alaska Haines , Alaska to Juneau, Alaska Juneau and the rest of the Inside Passage thus making it a major route for shipping, cruise ship s, and ferry ferries . During the Klondike Gold Rush it was a major route to the boom towns of Skagway and Dyea, Alaska Dyea and thence to the Klondike gold fields. The worst maritime disaster in the history of the Pacific Northwest occurred in Lynn Canal during October 1918, when the Princess ... on the railroad to Skagway and its deepwater port and then shipped through Lynn Canal. However ... very little freight is actually shipped in the Lynn Canal. Currently, transportation in the canal ... future is the Lynn Canal Highway . Because of its high use, the United States Coast Guard Coast ... day trip through the Lynn Canal. http www.alaskafjordlines.com index.php External links http encarta.msn.com map 701514351 Lynn Canal.html MSN Encarta Map of Lynn Canal, Alaska coord 58 41 31 N 135 ... geo stub de Lynn Canal ru ... more details
the railway south from Kensington, and most of the canal became track bed with only a short stretch of canal remaining, its principal customer was a gas works. The canal carried traffic until 1967 ...The Kensington Canal was a canal , 1.75 miles long, opened in 1828 in London from the River Thames at Chelsea, London Chelsea , along the line of Counter s Creek , to a basin near Warwick Road in Kensington . It had one lock, at the entrance. History Counter s Creek , a tributary of the Thames, formed one of the borders of the Baron Kensington Edwardes family s estate . The then William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington Lord Kensington, William Edwardes , after seeing the success of the Regent s Canal, asked his surveyor William Cutbush in 1822 to draw up plans to convert the creek into a canal. A series of alterations were made to the Cutbush plan in the next two years and in 1824 parliamentary approval was granted. The Kensington Canal Company was incorporated in that year by William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington Lord Kensington and a group of his friends to construct the canal. Work started in the same year, but delayed by the bankruptcy of the original contractor, Robert Tuck. The canal was not opened until 12 August 1828. The canal had problems with silting and mud, making navigation difficult, especially at low tide and it was sold to the Bristol, Birmingham and Thames Junction Railway in 1836, which built a railway line from the north to the canal basin for the transshipment ... Railway in 1846, leaving it owning only the canal. The original canal company was wound up ... along the route of the canal, a re use by rail which has been the fate of several former canals in London, including the Croydon Canal . See also Canals of Great Britain History of the British canal system External links http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx?compid 50329 The Kensington Canal ... title Category Canals in England Category Canals in London UK canal stub ... more details
2 km abbr on long canal to Beveridge Bay building two locks near the south end of the canal cut, each ...File MV Tay, Tay Canal.jpg thumb Tugboat Tay, owned by Parks Canada, at Upper Beveridges Lock, Tay Canal The Tay Canal is the portion of the Tay River Ontario Tay River in the eastern Ontario Eastern region ... Perth . The canal is 9.8 km 6.1 mi in length and is operated today by Parks Canada as part of their Rideau Canal operations. At the entrance to the Tay Canal are two locks, Upper and Lower ... Tay Canal Proposals to make the Tay into a navigable waterway date to 1824 when local Perth entrepreneur William Morris started to lobby for this to happen. When the construction of the Rideau Canal ... Engineer for the Rideau Canal, Lt. Colonel John By had no mandate to build any branch canals. So it was decided to form a company to build the Tay Canal. On 16 March 1831, legislation to form the Tay ... was awarded the contract to build the canal. The route would lead from Perth to the mouth of the Tay ... known as the First Tay Canal. The First Tay Canal was never a commercial success. Revenues were not sufficient to allow proper maintenance and the condition of the canal deteriorated over the years. In 1865 several of the locks were destroyed by logs and the canal was shut down. Second Tay Canal After the demise of the First Tay Canal, a political lobby started to build a new canal. The Canadian ... influence in launching this investigation which was carried out by the engineers of the Rideau Canal ... Tay Canal to Port Elmsley and a second involving a canal cut from Beveridge Bay of Lower ... & Macdonald Company for the construction of the Tay Canal. The proposal included deepening the entire ... near the entrance to the new canal cut. The locks were built to the same design and specifications as the Rideau Canal locks. Started in early 1885, they were completed in 1887. Final excavation of the canal to the required navigation depth and an expansion of the basin in Perth were not completed ... more details
Pennsylvania from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. North south canals connecting with this east west canal ..., Lehigh Gap to South Walnutport, Pennsylvania Walnutport boundary Lehigh Canal, Walnutport to Allentown ...Infobox Canal name Pennsylvania Canal image Pennsylvania canals.png caption Map of historic Pennsylvania ... Abandoned except for historic and recreational segments and navigable rivers nav Pennsylvania Canal refers generally to a complex system of canal s, dams, Lock water transport locks , tow paths, aqueduct ... part of the Pennsylvania Canal, linked to the public system and added to its value. Though most ... sites. History The canal era began in Pennsylvania in 1797 with the Conewago Canal , which carried ... . Spurred by construction of the Erie Canal between 1817 and 1825 and the competitive advantage it gave ... two canals built by Pennsylvania stock companies, the Schuylkill Canal from Philadelphia to Port Carbon, Pennsylvania Port Carbon and the Union Canal Pennsylvania Union Canal from Reading, Pennsylvania ... Canals, 150th Anniversary Edition publisher American Canal and Transportation Center date 1986 ... Railroad . North south divisions operated along the Delaware River in the east, the Susquehanna River ... offering rail service from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, and in 1857, it bought the Main Line Canal ... Canal Company in 1867 and continued to use canals to haul freight. However, the canal business ... portion only. ref name shank Main Line Main Line of Public Works Eastern Division Canal Eastern ... Canal Juniata Division , Juniata Aqueduct to Hollidaysburg, convert 127 mi km 0 Main Line of Public Works Western Division Canal Western Division , Johnstown to Pittsburgh, convert 104 mi km 0 Main Line of Public Works Western Division Canal Allegheny Outlet , Western Division to Allegheny River, convert 0.75 mi km 2 Main Line of Public Works Western Division Canal Kittanning Feeder , Kittanning to Western Division, convert 14 mi km 0 Susquehanna Pennsylvania Canal Susquehanna Division Susquehanna ... more details
about the original 19th century canal the modern rail trail Farmington Canal Trail Infobox nrhp name Farmington Canal New Haven and Northampton Canal nrhp type image farmington canal sign.jpg caption coordinates ... of Historic Places publisher National Park Service ref The Farmington Canal , also known as the New Haven and Northampton Canal , was a major private canal built in the early 19th century to provide ..., The Farmington Canal 1822 1847 An Attempt At Internal Improvement, Yale New Haven Teachers Institute ref Its Massachusetts segment was known as the Hampshire and Hampden Canal . With the advent of railroad .... The entire length of the still extant canal right of way in Connecticut covering 25 segments and a total ... Register of Historic Places in 1985 under the name Farmington Canal New Haven and Northampton Canal ... Nomination Farmington Canal New Haven and Northhampton Canal Farmington Canal date November 30 ... docs NRHP Photos 85002664.pdf Accompanying 20 photos, from 1984 ref The Farmington Canal Lock in Cheshire, Connecticut, and the Farmington Canal Lock No. 13 in Hamden, Connecticut were listed ... nris Those are locks 12 and 13 out of 28 original locks on the canal. ref name nrhpinv3 Canal and railroad Ground was broken for the canal in 1825 and by 1828 the canal was open from New Haven, Connecticut ..., Massachusetts Northampton was finished and operating. ref name ynhti The canal, however, was never successful financially. Competition with railroads threatened the canal. The New Haven and Northampton Company was built along the canal s right of way in 1848. Joseph Earl Sheffield was involved with the financing of both the canal and railroad. ref http www.eng.yale.edu sheff jes bio.html Joseph Sheffield ... Sts intersection in downtown Plainville, to just south of Townline Rd Plainville Southington is still in use 2009 . Trail Image Farmington canal lock 12.jpg thumb 120px left Farmington Canal Lock 12 ... use. The Farmington Canal Trail runs from downtown New Haven to Northampton, Massachusetts Northampton ... more details
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