Subject: Shinnecock Inlet
From: Wayne.B
On 17 Oct 2004 17:43:55 GMT, (Shen44) wrote:
Question.
Does this "lock" include a chamber that you bring boats into, close a gate
at
both ends
Yes
then raise or lower the water level in some way so that you are
either higher or lower than when you entered the chamber?
There is a difference in water level (that's what causes the tidal
current flow), but it is fairly minimal compared to most locks found
at river dams.
If my memory is correct they equalize water levels by cracking open
the lock gates, ie, no sluice way or valves, but I'm not sure of that.
Thanks, Wayne. I'd call it a lock.
The fact that the difference may not be all that great or that they don't
always use it that way (am I right in that they sometimes just leave both gates
open?).
Now, the fact that Doodles doesn't think it's a lock, is immaterial, and since
he hasn't shown any CG or Corp statements to the contrary, I'd say we can put
another of his stupid arguments in the junk file.
Shen
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