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Cake day: June 22nd, 2023

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  • Never occurred to me the canals were supplied with fresh water- I guess I assumed they pumped salt water up grade or something. Is the issue just that the fill rate from fresh sources is too slow to handle the previous volume of traffic or that it diverts fresh water away from downstream consumers? The latter sounds like a shit design. How impractical would a pumping solution be, I have no concept of the scale of the numbers, can large modern pumping systems fill a lock/canal in reasonable time?

    Edit: I didn’t realize the canal system went right through a giant lake. I get it now! Thanks to all who provided resources and info!