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Locks

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Siddharth Koyal

Locks are devices used on canals and rivers to raise and lower boats between stretches of different water levels. A lock has a fixed chamber where the water level can be varied, allowing boats to move up or down to the next stretch of water. Locks help boats navigate waterways with changes in elevation.

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Locks (Water Infrastructure and transport.) • A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a fixed chamber in which the water level can be varied; whereas in a caisson lock, a boat lift, or on a canal inclined plane, it is the chamber itself (usually then called a caisson) that rises and falls.
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  • 1. Locks (Water Infrastructure and transport.) • A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a fixed chamber in which the water level can be varied; whereas in a caisson lock, a boat lift, or on a canal inclined plane, it is the chamber itself (usually then called a caisson) that rises and falls.