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Who used to raise lower canal boats?
locks
What is the name given to the lower barrier of a canal lock?
Gate is the name given to the lower barrier of a canal lock. A Canal lock is used to lower and raise the water to move boats along a waterway.
What are separated compartments where water levels were raised or lowered?
I think you are referring to locks;used to lower and raise water levels for ship transportation.
What kind of boats might be used in a canal?
Narrow boats.
A section of a canal enclosed by gates at either end within which the water depth may be varied to raise or lower boats from level to level?
The section of a canal described is known as a lock. Locks are used to manage changes in water levels, allowing boats to navigate between different elevations. When a boat enters a lock, the gates close, and water is either added or removed to raise or lower the vessel accordingly. This system is essential for maintaining navigability in waterways that traverse varying terrains.
A narrow manmade water way used by boats?
It is a canal.
A human-made waterway that is used for boats and irrigation?
a canal
What types of boats were used on the Erie and the Chemung Canal?
The Chemung Canal was very similar to the Erie Canal. It connected the Finger Lakes region of New York with the Susquehanna River. Both canals used barges or packet boats.
Opened in 2002 the falkirk wheel is used for what?
It transports boats from the Forth and Clyde canal to the Union canal and vice versa
What kind of ships traveled on the Grand Canal of china long ago?
The Grand Canal is the largest canal in the world. When the river was originally created it was used for supply boats and trade boats to go between the northern nations and the southern nations.
What is a narrow man made waterways used by boats?
I'd say it's a canal.
What is a man-made channel built to carry water a long distance?
A water channel, man-made and used for navigation
