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Glens Falls Feeder Canal : ウィキペディア英語版 | Glens Falls Feeder Canal
The Glens Falls Feeder Canal is a canal from Glens Falls, New York, United States through Hudson Falls and into Fort Edward.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bicycle Trail Map )〕 It is long and delivers water from above Glen's Falls on the Hudson River to the highest point of the Champlain Canal. The Feeder Canal Heritage Trail runs along a large part of the canal. ==History== The first Feeder Canal was constructed around 1822 at the foot of Fort Edward Hill, to direct water from the Hudson River east to the Champlain Canal. When a flood destroyed part of the dam across the Hudson River at Fort Edward, the feeder canal failed to provide enough water.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Feeder Canal History )〕 In 1824 a new dam was built across the Hudson River upstream of Glens Falls and digging of the Glens Falls Feeder Canal began. It ran eastward to join the Champlain Canal, guaranteeing adequate water at its highest elevation.〔 In 1832, the Feeder Canal was widened and deepened to accommodate boat traffic as well. Thirteen masonry locks were constructed to overcome the vertical drop east of Sandy Hill (now called Hudson Falls). This engineering feat includes the "Five Combines" Locks in Hudson Falls (at the intersection of Pine Street and Burgoye Avenue.〔 The Combine Locks lower water 55 vertical feet (). The locks are wide and long; these dimensions controlled the size of canal boats in the Champlain Canal system while the locks were in use. The present-day Champlain Barge Canal eliminated the need for boat traffic on the Feeder Canal in the early 1900s.
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