Kirkfield Lift Lock: Upper entrance

"The Kirkfield Lift Lock is the second highest hydraulic lift lock in the world with a lift of 15 metres (49 ft). The lock is situated at the highest point along the [Trent-Severn] Waterway." It was built between 1900 and 1907 and was renovated in the late 1960s.

Here is the entrance to the locks on the upper level. The right-hand lock chamber was at this level and the left-hand one at the lower level. No boats came along while we were there, so we did not get to see the lock in action, but once years ago, we did see the world's highest lift lock "doing its thing."

Good little series and great info ~ thank you Marilyn ~ Ciao nick

Thanks, Nick, for your visit and comments. I'm sure there are those who will groan when they see my latest thumbnails and think, "Why doesn't she stick to sunsets?" So I really appreciate your approval! Cheers, Marilyn

Great photo of on of the greatest engineering of that time! It is part of Trent-Severn Waterway a canal to by pass Niagara Falls and helped settling parts of Ontario!

Best Regards, JLourenco

My husband (now retired) is trained as a civil engineer - hydrology - and taught water resources engineering at the University of Guelph. Whenever we're near a canal, a dam, or a wetland, we visit ... and I do enjoy it!