And you're too stupid to understand that there can be both gates and locks at
the same
location.


and there *can* be a 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk there as well, but why?

In fact, the Studebaker is more likely, for nobody would ever put a lock and
gate at the same location.

BTW, the NOAA current tables indicate that the current only flows one way
through the
canal, and is slack half the time.

NOAA believes the gate is closed upon upper half of flood. Yup, they do
believe that, but then NOAA never bothered to actually check, now did they. (I
have seen the flood current at full tilt on occasion, and have been told by
people who have daily access to the canal that that is not in the least
unusual. What is *totally* unusual is seeing much beyond small daysailor boats
taking their masts down on one side of the canal (by hand) and putting their
masts back up on the other side of the canal. jeffies, you ain't never gonna
convince ANYone here that your wife would let you try such a fool stunt, even
on your training wheels.

But what would they know?

well, not as much as those who see the canal day by day.