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Canals

Ust-Kamenogorsk Lock.

Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Ust-Kamenogorsk Lock

Tucked away along a riverbend in an area known for its uranium mines is one of the world's tallest locks.

49.9016, 82.7191

Added by Edward Denny

Iron rails from the Incline Plane lay discarded, slowly sinking into the earth.

Washington, D.C.

C&O Boat Elevator Ruins

This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.

38.9090, -77.0933

Added by Elliot Carter

Much of the area has been impacted by agriculture and levee construction. But the low lying location still holds water.

Delta, Louisiana

Grant's Canal

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

32.3206, -90.9331

Added by crorey1

Salzburg Almkanal, Städtischer Arm

Salzburg, Austria

Almkanal of Salzburg

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

47.7969, 13.0460

Added by gretchenmora

Looking out over eight lanes of traffic.

Washington, D.C.

The Lockkeeper's House

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

38.8919, -77.0397

Added by Elliot Carter

Amsterdam Oersoep.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Oersoep

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

52.3746, 4.8947

Added by thelittleowl

The Cribs in winter.

Duluth, Minnesota

Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

46.7846, -92.0920

Added by Michael Inscoe

Welcoming sign

Erie Canal Village

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal now sits dilapidated and abandoned.

43.2261, -75.5026

Added by debramillet

The Gaddafi Canal cuts through the landscape like an open wound.

Gourma Rharous, Mali

Gaddafi Canal

Muammar Gaddafi's well-intentioned investment in his favorite city turned out to be a nightmare.

16.7234, -2.9915

Added by hrnick

The Squero di San Trovaso.

Squero di San Trovaso

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

45.4303, 12.3259

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Washington, D.C.

Washington City Canal Outfall

A portal into the bricked up canal that runs through the heart of Washington D.C.

38.8992, -77.0573

Added by Elliot Carter

The sound of the pumping machinery gave the site its nickname of 'Pim-Pam'.

Mazarrón, Spain

Las Salinas of Puerto de Mazarrón

Abandoned tunnels dug for the once-thriving sea salt industry on the coast of southern Spain.

37.5590, -1.2812

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

The Letters of Utrecht, and the poem with no end.

Utrecht, Netherlands

Poem With No End

'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.

52.0862, 5.1219

Straight on view of Support

Giant Hands of Venice’s Grand Canal

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

45.4406, 12.3344

Added by lewblank

The Biggest Ship Ever to Arrive on the East Coast Has Arrived on the East Coast

The Biggest Ship Ever to Arrive on the East Coast Has Arrived on the East Coast

The COSCO Development is very large.

The Finestrella sul Canale (Canal Window)

Finestrella di Via Piella

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

44.4986, 11.3452

Added by leiris

The Biggest Ship Yet Just Traversed the Panama Canal

The Biggest Ship Yet Just Traversed the Panama Canal

It's as long as the Eiffel Tower.

The water gate in foreground, Watergate Hotel in background

Washington, D.C.

Water Gate at the Watergate Complex

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

38.9001, -77.0578

Added by Elliot Carter

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