Im sure people have come across the videos where ships passing through said canal or similar ones go through one or more “water lock”. Water levels between connected water bodies should be the same right? Why do they need to raise or lower the passing ships?
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>Water levels between connected water bodies should be the same right?
What, No? Rivers flow downhill. Even though a lake at the top is “connected” to the ocean through a river, it doesn’t means all that water volume instantly equalizes. Rivers only exist BECAUSE they’re not at the same level.
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