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How Are Canals Made?

A canal can be constructed by dredging a channel in the bottom of an existing lake. When the channel is complete, the lake is drained and the channel becomes a new canal, serving both drainage of the surrounding polder and providing transport there.

How the canals were built?

Limestone could be used to build the sides but in many places clay kept the water in the canal. Stone or brick and wood were used to build locks. Finally the canal could be filled with water (they didn’t have hose pipes). They used water from nearby rivers and streams redirected into the canal.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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