THOMAS S. KLEEPE,Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

V. E. McKelvey,Director

Metric Equivalents, glossary and explanation of hydraulic terms

Abstract

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Primary Decisions

An Ontario Canal or an Erie Canal? Size
Profile
Route Location
Mohawk Valley
Middle (Lake) Division
Western Division
Changes
Dimensions of the canal--optimality
Summary
Sequel

Operating the canal

Lockage
Canal leakage
Diversions of water for power
Water supply to the canal
Reservoirs
Water shortages
Hydraulic inefficiencies, traffic delay
Hydraulic capacity
Hydraulic drag
Canal slope and current
Wedging
Delays at locks
Floods, washouts, and traffic detention
Mohawk River
Cross drainage
Operations, maintenance and repairs
Summary #2

The canal and the environment

Water supply
External effects of canal leakage
Open season for navigation
Floods
Sediment and accelerated corrosion
Water quality
Esthetics and human interest
The canal and ecologic relations
Effects after abandonment
Summary #3

Supportive historical reviews

Hydrologic data and analyses
Hydraulic computations
Measurement of water flow
Feeders, locks, and stream crossings
Canal cross section
New York canals in the 19th century

References

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