.... Day two with a fantastic Canadian National Historic Site... its scenic, meandering route has been called "one of the finest interconnected systems of navigation in the world"... this waterway has two unique large lift locks, a great marine railway, and some interesting art galleries and museums making it a big draw for boaters from everywhere.. it also plays a role in providing water for municipal supplies, hydroelectric-power generation, wildlife-habitat protection and flood control... I've been to the Belgian lifts also a few times and found it very interesting... hope to do a boat trip on it next Summer (and looking for new postcards ă)... hope your surgery went well and that you're on the way to a speedy recovery... Get well soon!đThanks a lot Andrene!! (ĂŽ‿ĂŽ)
The Trent-Severn Waterway system is a 386 km long canal route connecting the Trent River to Rice Lake, the Otonabee River, the Kawartha Lakes, constructed channels to lakes Simcoe and Couchiching, and the Severn River to Georgian Bay.
The waterway consists of 44 locks, some 75 control dams, 15 swing bridges and 2 marine railways (at Big Chute). Two of the locks, at Peterborough and Kirkfield, are hydraulic-lift locks, which are unique in North America and among the highest in the world. Locks overcome a rise of 182 m to the summit at Balsam Lake and then a drop of 80 m to Lake Huron.
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(01-03-2018)
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