Summary | The water level behind the dam is up to 113 meters
higher than the downstream river.The chamber, its mechanical
systems and the water weigh 15,500 tonnes altogether.It used to
take ships three to four hours to pass the dam via the ship
lock.The shiplift will cut this time to 40 minutes to one
hour.Construction of the shiplift began in 1994.Due to ...
higher than the downstream river.The chamber, its mechanical
systems and the water weigh 15,500 tonnes altogether.It used to
take ships three to four hours to pass the dam via the ship
lock.The shiplift will cut this time to 40 minutes to one
hour.Construction of the shiplift began in 1994.Due to ...
en.ce.cn | 15 May 2017