«
Reply #1 on: May 20, 2021, 01:20:20 pm »
Care to offer a guess as to why the EMBANKMENT side Guard Gate was lowered?
One guard gate down doesn't stop canal traffic, nor does it change the overall pressure in this Earthen Embankment section. It won't change the Phreatic Line either.
But one thing will change...the possibility of internal slope erosion caused by canal currents.
Water flow is affected by this change. Normal inboard slope wear & tear, from moving water along the inside surface of the rip-rap, would be reduced around that Coffer Gate, based on the direction of the canal current.
Kind of like the affect cars have in wind tunnels, an Eddy area will form.
Some would say doing this might be a protective measure for the Earthen Embankment there. Maybe we will learn what the issue is soon from the property owners...but it may be awhile as they have their hands full.
Perhaps there may even be another "seepage" like the South side Embankment in Brockport that has the canal closed there right now. That's another area where Guard Gates have been lowered for the public's protection.
Anyone saying there is nothing wrong with the NYS Canal System, speaking about it's miles and miles of water impoundments, obviously doesn't understand what all these Canal Alerts are indicating.
The Erie Canal is broken folks, and people are still trying to keep it from being properly repaired, even now with yet another warning.
There have been over a dozen Canal Notifications in the past two weeks, most for issues that will need repair in order to reopen the canal fully, and without obstructions.

« Last Edit: May 20, 2021, 01:49:56 pm by Doug K »