Matthew I hope some has told all of the boaters using the defunct Erie Canal that they’ll have to find another way south or north depending the season.😜
Mike Begin forwarded message: > From: "Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: November 25, 2019 at 9:58:38 AM EST > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: "Matthew L. Wolford" <wolf...@erie.net> > Subject: Stus-List Fwd: Great Lakes water levels...for C&Cs > Reply-To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > > It doesn’t. > > Niagara Falls and the Welland Canal are the two main “exits” from Lake Erie. > As I understand it, much of the flow going down the Niagara River is diverted > for hydraulic power, and presumably there is more flow now going over the > falls due to the high lake level. Obviously, it’s not draining fast enough. > The Welland is used for commercial freighter traffic and is consequently > well-controlled with locks. It would likely be too disruptive to try to use > the Welland as a drain. I believe the Erie Canal is largely defunct and was > also controlled with locks. Even if you could direct water through what’s > left of that system, it would likely be overwhelmed before having much impact > on the lake level. > > From: Joe Della Barba via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 8:55 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Joe Della Barba > Subject: Re: Stus-List Fwd: Great Lakes water levels...for C&Cs > > Next dumb question - assuming someone decides to lower Lake Ontario a bit, > how well does that lower the other lakes, if at all? > > It seems like too much flow could flood Montreal. Last time I was in Montreal > the current headed east was pretty strong anyway, so I assume this really > could effect slow boats headed upstream. > > Joe > > Coquina > > On 11/25/2019 7:53 AM, Mike Taylor via CnC-List wrote: >> Joe >> >> The Moses-Saunders Power Dam ar Cornwall/Massena controls Lake Ontario and >> the out flow down stream. There is a lot of controversy over the IJC Plan >> 2014. The deciding factor is controlling the spring flooding at Montreal >> and depths for commercial traffic. I’ve really simplified it, it is >> infinitely more complex. >> >> IJC Plan 2014 >> https://legacyfiles.ijc.org/tinymce/uploaded/LOSLR/IJC_LOSR_EN_Web.pdf >> >> Mike >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: "Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List" mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>> Date: November 25, 2019 at 6:52:39 AM EST >>> To: mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>> Cc: "Della Barba, Joe" mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov >>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Great Lakes water levels...for C&Cs >>> Reply-To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>> >>> >>> This is maybe a really dumb question – is there a way to drain them? >>> Does anything control the amount of water that heads out to sea down the >>> St. Lawrence Seaway, Erie Canal, and so on? >>> >>> Joe >>> Coquina >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >>> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >>> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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