(no Bridge Hunter because it is a UCEB;
Satellite)
This canal connects the Tennessee River just upstream of the
TVA Kentucky Dam with the Cumberland River just upstream of the
Barkley Dam.
Paducah Drone
posted five photos with the comment:
Kentucky and Barkley Lakes are connected by the Barkley Canal. The canal is located in Grand Rivers and is 1.75 miles [2.8km] in length. The canal provides a navigable channel for both commerce and recreation craft moving on the two waterways.
The Tennessee and Cumberland watersheds are connected by the Barkley Canal, which intersects the Tennessee River at mile 25.3 and the Cumberland River at mile 32.8. It has a bottom width of 400 feet [422m] and became navigable in 1967. At minimum pool level, El. 346, the depth of the canal is 11 feet [3.4m]. At this level a barge could clear the bottom of the bridge by 70 feet [21.3m].
[Please access the post to use these hot links.]
Kentucky Lake / Marshall County Tourism
Kentucky Lakes / Prizer Point KOA
Grand Rivers, Kentucky
Patti's 1880's Settlement
Land Between the Lakes
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area - U.S. Forest Service
Kentucky Tourism
Kentucky Monthly Magazine
Tennessee River Valley News
David Voorhies: Just be careful in the winter drawdown of the lakes. Barkley Canal can be shallow. My father was delivering a boat in winter, and they were dragging the props there.
 |
| 1 |
 |
| 2 |
 |
| 3 |
 |
| 4 |
 |
| 5 |
No comments:
Post a Comment