Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal' has mentioned 'Water' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Pontcysyllte AqueductTraphont Ddxc5xb5r PontcysyllteCoordinates52xc2xb058xe2x80xb214xe2x80xb3N 03xc2xb005xe2x80xb216xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf52.97056xc2xb0N 3.08778xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 52.97056; -3.08778Coordinates: 52xc2xb058xe2x80xb214xe2x80xb3N 03xc2xb005xe2x80xb216xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf52.97056xc2xb0N 3.08778xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 52.97056; -3.08778OS grid referenceSJ270420CarriesLlangollen CanalCrossesRiver DeeLocaleFroncysyllte, Wrexham, WalesMaintained byCanal & River Trustas Glandxc5xb5r CymruHeritage statusGrade I listedCharacteristicsTrough constructionCast ironPier constructionStoneTotal length336xc2xa0yd (307xc2xa0m)Width12xc2xa0ft (3.7xc2xa0m)Height126xc2xa0ft (38xc2xa0m)Water depth5xc2xa0ft 3xc2xa0in (1.60xc2xa0m)Traversable?YesTowpathsEast sideNo. | WIKI |
| This would provide the water for the length of canal between Trevor Basin and Chester. | WIKI |
| In 1808 a feeder channel to bring water from the River Dee near Llangollen was completed. | WIKI |
| In order to maintain a continual supply, Telford built an artificial weir known as the Horseshoe Falls near Llantysilio to maintain water height. | WIKI |
| The flow of hundreds of tons of water washed away the embankment of the railway further down the hill, tearing a 40-yard (37xc2xa0m) crater 50 feet (15xc2xa0m) deep. | WIKI |
| The aqueduct was saved (despite its official closure to waterway traffic) because it was still required as a water feeder for the remainder of the Shropshire Union Canal. | WIKI |
| The aqueduct also supplied drinking water to a reservoir at Hurleston. | WIKI |
| In 1955 the Mid & South East Cheshire Water Board agreed to maintain the canal securing its future. | WIKI |
| The mortar used lime, water and ox blood. | WIKI |
| [21] The aqueduct was left for six months with water inside to check that it was watertight. | WIKI |
| According to Archimedes' principle, the mass (weight) of a boat and its cargo on the bridge pushes an equal mass of water off the bridge. | WIKI |
| The towpath is mounted above the water, with the inner edge carried on cast-iron pillars in the trough. | WIKI |
| This arrangement allows the water displaced by the passage of a narrow boat to flow easily under the towpath and around the boat, enabling relatively free passage. | WIKI |
| The trough sides rise only about 6 inches (15xc2xa0cm) above the water level, less than the depth of freeboard of an empty narrow boat, so the helmsman of the boat has no visual protection from the impression of being at the edge of an abyss. | WIKI |
| Every five years the ends of the aqueduct are closed and a plug in one of the highest spans is opened to drain the canal water into the River Dee below, to allow inspection and maintenance of the trough. | WIKI |