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Peterborough Hydraulic Lift Lock
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"July Saturday 9, 1904, Opening day of
Hydraulic Lift Lock at Peterboro.
Went down by Ogemah, got off at old Chemong Station where met by rig
& drove across to Lakefield by 9:45 am. Got on Empress there &
went down with her & 'Stoney Lake' to No. 5 dam where Parliamentary
party after lunch['ing' has been crossed out](in big tent there) boarded
the two boats about 1:30 pm & proceeded down (in pouring rain)
to Lift Lock which was formally opened by both boats being let down
at 2:30 pm..."
Passage from W.T.C. Boyd 1904 Diary on the Official Day of Opening
of the Peterborough Hydraulic Lift Lock (01-019 Diary 24). Willie
T.C. Boyd was a great friend of Richard Birdsall Rogers. Both men
corresponded and socialized with each other throughout their lives. |
Invitation to the Official Opening of the Hydraulic
Lift Lock on Saturday July 9th, 1904 at Two O'clock,
From E.A. Peck, Warden and G.M. Roger, Mayor
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Lift Lock Statistics
| Boat Chambers |
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| Length |
42.67 m (140') |
| Width |
10.06 m (33') |
| Depth |
2.13 m + 0 .3 m (7' + 1') |
| Weight with Water |
1542 tonnes (1,700 tons) |
| Volume with Water |
1040 cubic metres (228.093 imp. gals.) |
| Weight of Extra Foot of Water |
130.6 tonnes (144 tons) |
| Hydraulic Rams |
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| Lifting Reach |
19.8 m (65') |
| Ram Diameter |
2.28 m (7 1/2 ') |
| Water Hydraulic Pressures |
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| Ram with Extra Foot of Water |
4 MPa (580 psi) |
| Ram with Other Chamber and Water |
3.68 MPa (534 psi) |
| Accumulator |
4.41 MPa (640 psi) |
| Excavation |
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| Average Foundation Excavation |
12.19 m (40') |
| Hydraulic Ram Presswells |
22.86 m (75') |
| Sand, Soil and Gravel Excavated |
58,100 cubic metres (76,000 cubic yds) |
| Breast Wall |
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| Height |
24.38 m (80') |
| Thickness |
12.19 m (40') |
| Length at Base |
38.40 m (126') |
| Towers |
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| Height |
30.48 m (100') |
| Concrete Poured |
19,879 cubic metres (26,000 cubic yds) |
| Average Time To Complete Transfer |
10 minutes |
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Statistics from The Peterborough Hydraulic
Lift Lock, Edited by Jean Murray Cole. Peterborough: Friends
of the Trent-Severn Waterway, c1987.
Further Information on the Peterborough Hydraulic Lift Lock:
Web site of the Trent-Severn Waterway
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/waterway/rg_eng_i/hyd.htm
Trent University Archives Canal Photos Page
http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/canalphoto.htm
Rogers' Personal Invitation to Board the
House-boat "Lotus" at the Hydraulic Lift Lock
Opening at One O'clock in the Afternoon
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A Lifting Ram 2
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Chamber Gate 3
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Photograph Information & Credit
1 Hydraulic Lift Lock at Peterborough, Ont.
2 Lifting Ram of the Hydraulic Lift Lock shown extended to
full height, Peterborough, Ont.
3 Chamber Gate inside the Hydraulic Lift Lock at Peterborough,
Ont.
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