The Descent

This was one of the deepest locks we passed through having a fall of 25 m. There were three of these 25 metre locks in a row. As the water level drops the water is stored in massive tanks at the side, this occurs three times with water stored in three separate tanks. The water from the fourth drop is released into the canal. This means that only about 25% of the water is lost to the system for each ship passing. The stored water is then reused to refill the lockRead more