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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.
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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
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Boat
Chambers
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Length
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42.67
m (140')
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Width
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10.06
m (33')
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Depth
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2.13
m + 0 .3 m (7' + 1')
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Weight
with Water
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1542
tonnes (1,700 tons)
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Volume
with Water
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1040
cubic metres (228.093 imp. gals.)
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Weight
of Extra Foot of Water
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130.6
tonnes (144 tons)
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Hydraulic
Rams
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Lifting
Reach
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19.8
m (65')
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Ram
Diameter
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2.28
m (7 1/2 ')
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Water
Hydraulic Pressures
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Ram
with Extra Foot of Water
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4
MPa (580 psi)
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Ram
with Other Chamber and Water
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3.68
MPa (534 psi)
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Accumulator
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4.41
MPa (640 psi)
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Excavation
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Average
Foundation Excavation
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12.19
m (40')
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Hydraulic
Ram Presswells
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22.86
m (75')
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Sand,
Soil and Gravel Excavated
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58,100
cubic metres (76,000 cubic yds)
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Breast
Wall
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Height
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24.38
m (80')
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Thickness
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12.19
m (40')
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Length
at Base
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38.40
m (126')
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Towers
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Height
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30.48
m (100')
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Concrete
Poured
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19,879
cubic metres (26,000 cubic yds)
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Average
Time To Complete Transfer
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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://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/index.aspx
Trent University Archives Canal Photos Page
http://www.trentu.ca/admin/library/archives/canalphoto.htm
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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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