St Katherines Lock - River Thames, London, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Master Mariner
N 51° 30.368 W 000° 04.347
30U E 703162 N 5710175
Quick Description: Two pairs of gauges at St Katherine's lock.
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 9/10/2011 11:07:00 AM
Waymark Code: WMCHVN
Published By: Groundspeak Regular Member DaKender
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Long Description:
St Katherine's Dock used to be used for ships plying their trade worldwide. Today it is used as a marina. In olden days as well as today, the only way for a vessel to enter the dock is through a lock connecting the dock to the River Thames. The lock has gates at each end and each gate has a two tide gauges. The purpose of the gauges is so that the lock master can see that the levels are identical on each side of the gate before opening the gate.
RIVER GAUGE INFORMATION:
Depths are shown in feet.

ANY ADDITIONAL WAYPOINT: Not Listed

WEB LINK FOR RIVER GAUGE: Not listed
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Metro2 visited St Katherines Lock - River Thames, London, UK 10/25/2011 Metro2 visited it