. American engineer and railroad journal . e center to Hank walls oneach side 24 ft. in lieight, extending 800 ft. down stream,a lock-stand above the canal mouth running from it at anacute angle. The second large engraving is a general view of the Vol. LXVII, No. I.] AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 25 Dhuiiowri works, which consist of a clam and inlet thrownacross the Uutnioo torrent ; a regulating bridge, and abridge of cross communication in connection with the canalchannel ; and revetments with a variety of drainage worksappended to them. These various details are shown in thesite plan, fig. 3, which
. American engineer and railroad journal . e center to Hank walls oneach side 24 ft. in lieight, extending 800 ft. down stream,a lock-stand above the canal mouth running from it at anacute angle. The second large engraving is a general view of the Vol. LXVII, No. I.] AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 25 Dhuiiowri works, which consist of a clam and inlet thrownacross the Uutnioo torrent ; a regulating bridge, and abridge of cross communication in connection with the canalchannel ; and revetments with a variety of drainage worksappended to them. These various details are shown in thesite plan, fig. 3, which will lead to an easy understandingof the subject. suit local reijuirenipnts. These works are said to have costnearly six lakhs of rupees. It should 1)C mentioned that the dam which appears inthe illustration of the Dlumowri works shows a footway,which has now been superseded by a bridge. The box-work, filled with stones and held in position by piling, onthe down-stream side of the dam has furnished the model Dhonowhi Works. Ganges Caual,. The Dhunowri works are situated about 13 miles belowthe head of the Ganges Canal, at its intersection with theRutmoo River, which it meets on its own level, and thesills of the different works are therefore on the same level. Our view shows the dam as originally constructed. Itconsists of 47 sluices of 10 ft. in width separated by piers3i ft. thick. These vents are flanked on each side by fivesluices of the same width but having their sills raised (J ft.,
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