10.6.15 Locks

It's a good day to post something about the locks. I opted out on the short excursion to Miltenberg.

In total we will go through approximately 34 locks while on the Main River and once on the Rhine we have no more locks. A canal ties the Main River to the Danube creating a continuous waterway from the Black Sea to the North Sea.

The locks allow the river be used for hydroelectric power generators.

We are heading downriver so the locks lower us to the next level. This ship is heading out of the lock.

 

Our turn.

The gate in back closes and the water then evacuated.

 

 

Water level reached, gates open, and away we go.

 

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