Canals | search
Click here to view Canals news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Erie Canal | Definition, Map, Location, Construction, History, & FactsErie Canal, historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City via the Hudson River at Albany. The canal, 363 miles (584 km) long, was the first canal in the United States to connect western waterways with the Atlantic Ocean. Learn more about the canal, including its construction.
- What is a Canal? 12 Types of Canals - Civil EngineeringWaterways. Based on discharge there are five types of canals: Main Canal. Branch Canal. Major Distributary. Minor Distributary. Watercourse or Field Channel. Based on provider canals can be classified into two types. Unlined canals. Lined canal. Based on alignment there are three canal types: Contour canal. Watershed canal. Side slope canal.
- Canals and inland waterways | Description, History, Types, Features ...canals and inland waterways, natural or artificial waterways used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage. Despite modern technological advances in air and ground transportation, inland waterways continue to play a vital role and, in many areas, to grow substantially.
- Canal - WikipediaCanals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow under atmospheric pressure, and can be thought of as artificial rivers.
- What is a canal? - NOAA's National Ocean ServiceNOAA is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the City of New York to assess the damage and propose ways to mitigate it. A canal is a human-made waterway that allows boats and ships to pass from one body of water to another.
More
