Boat Lift - Selected Lift Locks

Selected Lift Locks

Notable lift locks — ordered by size
Name Location Opened Displacement Dimensions Vertical lift Cycle time
Three Gorges dam ship lift China 2014? 3000 tons 280 x 35 meters x 5 metres 113 metres 30–40 minutes (under construction)
Krasnoyarsk Dam ship lift Russia 1982 1500 tons 90 x 18 x 2.2 metres 104 metres 90 minutes
Strépy-Thieu boat lift Belgium 2002 1350 tons 112 x 12 metres x 3.35 metres 73.15 metres 7 minutes
Scharnebeck twin ship lift Germany 1974 1350 tons 105.4 x 15.8 x 3.4 metres 38 metres 3 minutes
Peterborough lift lock Canada 1904 1300 tons 42.7 x 10.1 x 2.1 metres 19.8 metres 10 minutes
Kirkfield Lift Lock Canada 1907 1300 tons 42.7 x 10.1 x 2.1 metres 14.9 metres 10 minutes
Rothensee boat lift Germany 1938 1000 tons 85 x 12.2 x ? metres 16 metres 20 minutes
Falkirk Wheel UK 2002 600 tons 35 metres 4 minutes
Henrichenburg boat lift Germany 1962 600 tons 67 x 8.2 x 2 metres 14 metres 25 minutes
Danjiangkou dam China ? 450 tons
Geheyan dam ship lift China 1987 300 tons
Longtan dam ship lift China 2009? 250 tons 40 x 10.8 x 1.8 metres 68.5 metres claimed to be the "fastest ship-lift in the world"
Anderton boat lift UK 1875 250 tons 22.9 x 4.7 x 2.9 metres 15.25 metres
Canal du Centre boat lift Belgium 1888, 1917 360 tons/350 tons 40,1 x 50,6 x 2 17 metres
Fontinettes boat lift France 1888 13 metres 90 minutes
Niederfinow boat lift Germany 1934 85 x 12 x 2.5 metres 36 metres 20 minutes

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