Canal - Wikipedia
WEBCanals 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.
Canals and inland waterways | Description, History, Types, …
WEBMar 9, 2024 · 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.
List of canals | Britannica
WEBCanals are used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage. This is an alphabetically ordered list of major canals grouped by continent and country.
Canals and inland waterways - US History, Construction, Navigation
WEBCanals and inland waterways - US History, Construction, Navigation: In the United States, canal building began slowly. Only 161 km (100 miles) of canals had been built at the beginning of the 19th century, but before the end of the century more than 6,437 km (4,000 miles) were open to navigation.
10 Historic Canal Towns to Visit That Aren’t Venice
WEBAug 28, 2014 · TRAVEL. 10 Historic Canal Towns to Visit That Aren’t Venice. Venice might be the most famous town to feature picturesque waterways, but beautiful canals can be found all over the globe. Natasha...
The Canal Era [ushistory.org]
WEBFilled with images of the canals and the personalities that surrounded their construction, this University of Virginia website is a treasure trove of infomation about America's first canals. This site answers questions about how the canals were built, who paid for them, and the lives of canal workers and travellers.
What is a canal? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
WEBNOAA 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.
The Canal Era - National Canal Museum
WEBAn Era Rich In History And Culture. The canal era began in Pennsylvania in 1797 with the Conewago Canal, which carried riverboats around Conewago Falls on the Susquehanna River near York Haven.
The Ohio & Erie Canal - U.S. National Park Service
WEBNov 22, 2021 · Park Home. Learn About the Park. History & Culture. Places. Ohio & Erie Canal. The Ohio & Erie Canal. A canal boat, the Charlotta, transports lumber on the Ohio & Erie Canal. NPS Collection. The Ohio & Erie Canal traveled through the Cuyahoga Valley on its way to connecting the Ohio River with Lake Erie.
Home - The American Canal Society
WEBSince 1972, the Society has published AMERICAN CANALS, the society’s illustrated quarterly. It is an internationally distributed periodical covering canal news, history, activities, and practical information from America and around the world.
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