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{{Image|Peterborough Lift Lock, partway through cycle.jpg|right|350px|The Peterborough Lift Locks, on the Trent-Severn Canal, Ontario, Canada, partway through its cycle.}} | |||
The '''Peterborough lift lock''' and '''Kirkfield lift lock''', are two [[lift lock]]s of the same design on the [[Trent-Severn canal]] in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. | The '''Peterborough lift lock''' and '''Kirkfield lift lock''', are two [[lift lock]]s of the same design on the [[Trent-Severn canal]] in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:43, 8 June 2009
The Peterborough lift lock and Kirkfield lift lock, are two lift locks of the same design on the Trent-Severn canal in Ontario, Canada.
The locks were completed in 1904. They use twin counter-balanced caissons. The lock mechanisms is water-powered.
According to a city of Peterborough site the lock basins hold 1300 tons of water.[1]
According to an archives of Canada site, the basins hold 1542 tons.[2] The basins are 140 feet long, 33 feet wide and 9 feet 10 inches deep.
The vertical lift at the Peterborough lift lock is 20 metres. The vertical lift at the Kirkfield lift lock is 15 metres.
References
- ↑ The Peterborough Lift Lock, City of Peterborough. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
- ↑ Peterborough Lift Lock, Archives of Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.