The Panama Canal And Its Makers
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The Chagres at Gamboa has been known to rise 35 \ feet in 24 hours, t Suppose then * Abbot, " Problems of the Panama Canal, " p. 96. T Loc. Cit. , p. 146.
52 THE PANAMA CANAL AND ITS MAKERS that a tide-level trench were suddenly formed across the Isthmus, as by a convulsion of nature. We should then see the rivers pour- ing into this fjord in a number of cascades of various height. Of these the greatest would be the Chagres cascade, entering from the east near Gamboa and Obispo. The height of t...he waterfall would be 46 feet in the driest season and as much as 80 feet in occasional floods. * In order therefore to make a tide-level canal, some means must be found for dispos- ing of the waters of the Chagres and other rivers. De Lesseps's tide-level project was rather an aspiration than a plan. He pro- posed to conduct the waters of the Chagres to the sea by other channels. The magni- tude of this task would be scarcely less than that of cutting the Canal itself. The other rivers on both sides of the Canal would like- wise require diversion channels, so that the final result would be roughly the formation of three channels, of which the centre one would be for navigation.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Chagres at Gamboa has been known to rise 35 \ feet in 24 hours, t Suppose then * Abbot, " Problems of the Panama Canal, " p. 96. T Loc. Cit. , p. 146.
52 THE PANAMA CANAL AND ITS MAKERS that a tide-level trench were suddenly formed across the Isthmus, as by a convulsion of nature. We should then see the rivers pour- ing into this fjord in a number of cascades of various height. Of these the greatest would be the Chagres cascade, entering from the east near Gamboa and Obispo. The height of t...he waterfall would be 46 feet in the driest season and as much as 80 feet in occasional floods. * In order therefore to make a tide-level canal, some means must be found for dispos- ing of the waters of the Chagres and other rivers. De Lesseps's tide-level project was rather an aspiration than a plan. He pro- posed to conduct the waters of the Chagres to the sea by other channels. The magni- tude of this task would be scarcely less than that of cutting the Canal itself. The other rivers on both sides of the Canal would like- wise require diversion channels, so that the final result would be roughly the formation of three channels, of which the centre one would be for navigation.
What to read after The Panama Canal And Its Makers?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Vaughan Cornish to read onlineMoreLess
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