Ronquières

Belgium

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canal operation

  • Oudegracht
    In canals and inland waterways: Inclined planes

    …been constructed in Europe, at Ronquières, Belgium, for 1,350-ton vessels; at Saint-Louis-Arzviller, France, for 300-ton vessels; and at Krasnoyarsk, Russia, for 1,500-ton vessels. At Ronquières and Krasnoyarsk, vessels are carried longitudinally up relatively gentle inclines with gradients of 1 in 21 and 1 in 12, respectively, while at Arzviller the…

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