Guard Gate

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Though this Guard Gate Upbound of Lock 25 of the 3rd Welland Canal looks much like a lift lock, its purpose was to regulate fluctuating water levels in the canal on top of the Niagara Escarpment. View of the west wall of the Guard Gate above Lock 25. (1.123Mb)

Downbound view from the east wall of the Guard Gate above Lock 25. (776.5Kb)

Remains of wooden gate that was installed on the west wall of the Guard Gate above Lock 25, 3rd Welland Canal. (1.120Mb)

Downbound view of the Safety Gate above Lock 25, 3rd Welland Canal. (1.132Mb)

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F. Rene Ressler

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http://hdl.handle.net/10464/12794

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Third Welland Canal