Lock gates along parts of the Leeds-Liverpool canal have been closed after water levels dropped due to a lack of recent rainfall. The Canals and River Trust said lock use has been suspended between ...

Lock gates along parts of the Leeds-Liverpool canal have been closed after water levels dropped due to a lack of recent rainfall. The Canals and River Trust said lock use has been suspended between ...

FORT PLAIN, NY (WRGB) — It was a water rescue Thursday morning in Fort Plain. Members of the Fort Plain Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call at Lock 15 on the New York canal system, for ...

As the Erie Canal marks its 200 th year since its full operation between Lake Erie and the Hudson River, the Democrat and ...

Internet users who spot any fish waiting at the lock gate can ring a 'digital doorbell' to help the marine life carry on their journey. This year it was rung more than 200,000 times and thirteen ...

The service of former Royal Navy head Admiral Sir Ben Key has ended in disgrace after an investigation found he fell “far short of the values and standards expected”. Sir Ben was reportedly ...

Abbie was 23 weeks and five days pregnant when she went into premature labour with her daughter. 'I was completely unaware of preterm labour or the odds of my daughter being born alive.' (National ...

The county is working with a consultant to upgrade the system “so we can improve the efficiency with the speed at which the lock gates open,” he said and hopes to have the lock operational in time for ...

Chesterfield Canal Trust has issued an appeal for volunteers to help relaunch Tapton Lock Visitor Centre where Derbyshire County Council shut down an unviable part-time shop and cafe in April.

This article was originally published with the title “Drydocking in Canal Locks, The Problem of Three Bodies Solved, and more” inScientific American Magazine Vol. 110 No. 16(April 1914), p ...