Sentence examples for barge lock from inspiring English sources

The concrete wall across the barge lock was removed, but there was no intention to restore the ship lock.

A barge lock, 72.5 by and a ship lock, 120 by, capable of taking vessels up to 400 tons, connected the extensive docks to the Ouse.

This consists of a barge lock, suitable for 350 t barges, and an adjacent sluice, which enables the water levels above the structure to be regulated, rather than navigation being subject to the tides.

There it entered Bridgwater Docks, which consisted of: Inner basin that covered 4 acre Outer basin covering 0.5 acre The two basins were connected by a lock, whilst towards the river a ship lock consisting of a single 40 feet gate, and a barge lock, consisting of a pair of 14 feet gates.

Paul Coffey brought his three grandchildren to see the barge enter Lock 2 at Waterford, just north of Albany, where a series of locks lift — or lower — boats into downstream stretches of the Mohawk River.

To aid ship and barge navigation, locks have been built along the lower Columbia and its tributaries, and dredging has opened, maintained, and enlarged shipping channels.

In the other direction, follow the Rochdale Canal under the centre while watching barges negotiate locks.

WASHINGTON  ― President Donald Trump talked about river barges and locks and highways and American steel during a visit to Cincinnati, Wednesday ― but even his mind seemed 500 miles to the east, where a Senate committee began two days of hearings that could bog down his presidency even further.

Thus, the loads from barge impacts on lock approach walls become an important evaluation and/or design factor when working toward reducing construction costs.

This week, the embattled federal agency which is responsible for the nation's dams, locks, barge channels and flood-control systems was the subject of a quietly momentous Senate hearing.

Through the use of a series of locks, barge traffic is made possible to Lewiston, Idaho, more than 460 miles (740 km) inland from the river's mouth at the junction of the Clearwater and Snake rivers.