Why Is This Canal Empty??

Looking at the seasonally low water levels in the Talbot canals portion of the Trent Severn Waterway (TSW). This is done every year, as Parks Canada (the agency responsible for the TSW) purposefully lowers the water level along many portions of the TSW in anticipation of Spring runoff.
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Boat Specs;
- Model: 1998 Sea Ray 370 Sundancer
- Length (bow to transom): 37-6", LOA (with factory swim platform): 40'-1"
- Beam: 12'-7"
- Dry Weight: 17,000 lbs
- Fully Loaded Weight: Boat + Fuel (1,664) + Water (580) + Gear (1,250 +/-) = 20,500 LBS
- Fuel Capacity: 275 U.S. gallons, 1,040 litres
- Draft: 32”
- Dead Rise: 20 degrees
- Engines: 2 x 7.4 litre Mercruiser Bluewater, Multi-Port fuel injection, gasoline,
raw water cooled, rated at 310 HP
- Transmissions: 2 x Borg Warner Velvet Drives, in Vee-Drive configuration
- Generator: Westerbeke 7.2 Kw BCGTC @ 60 Hz, gasoline powered & carburated, 3,600 RPM continuous engine speed
- 19,000 (total) BTU (12 + 7), reverse cycle heating/air conditioning
- Shore Power: 2 x 30 Amp, 120 V connections
- Freshwater Holding Tank: Single 70 U.S. Gallon tank
- Waste (black-water) Holding Tank: Single 40 U.S. Gallon
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Happy Boating :-)

[@gilrheaume6283]

Thank you, Country Girl and I live in the Berkshires and without a boat but still love you and your wonderful Sunday boat cruises.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

🙂

[@jimcrews1125]

We too went from Bayliner to Sea Ray! And while we don’t take our kitties out with us in the boat, we love our cats! Keep up the fine videos!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thanks Jim!

[@markburley4901]

Love the back and forth shots Paul. I really enjoyed the comparison full vs drained. Almost there...looking forward to the launch video in the new digs.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Ya, I wanted to share what it looks like now, but add some summer views to make it more appealing. The marina crew started launching this week and are on track to have all the boats floating by next week - when Boogaboo is back on the water!

[@markburley4901]

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo sweet! Looking forward to that video. Quite the job to remove the wood and drop the boat!

[@InternationalInSeaDent]

I didn't realize that they did this over the winter, but it makes perfect sense. Thanks for showing us something new about your beautiful area of the world. I've been to Haliburton many years ago. My wife and I would love to travel to your area some time (perhaps by boat). Also.. to answer your question, we launched our boat here in Maryland last Saturday (April 6). Had to back the boat (/99 310 Sundancer) into the slip with 30kt gusts! It was a heck of a start to our boating season. Managed to get in the slip without incident. Can't wait to see you and anchor girl (and the cats) in the water.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thanks for your insights. Although Haliburton isn't accessible by boat from our area, it shares much of the same beautiful geography. What IS accessible from/to this area of your home waters in Maryland. A short trip aboard your 310 Dancer through the Chesapeake, north to NYC, through the a portion of the Erie Canal, a short crossing of Lake Ontario and 💥, you're at Trenton; kzbin.info/www/bejne/emO5hpuAi86co5Y 😉

[@AdventuresonTour]

My lock pass showed up last Monday.. the excitement is building 😂

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

New adventures await! Happy Boating Season '24 😁

[@lanapritchard5090]

Now it just has to warm up!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

That'll be soon enough 😁 Already getting prepared for our first weekend back aboard Boogaboo!

[@insanereindeer4081]

I saw the lift late last year in Peterborough while on a work trip and was surprised to see it dry. I'm from Atlanta, so I had no idea about this waterway until I came up there and researched it.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

I hope you'll get a chance to watch some of my videos in the Trent Severn Waterway playlist. We'll be hitting the water again soon and I look forward to sharing more of our adventures along our lovely TSW.

[@danreynolds7051]

Lake Huron is down at least a foot from last year. Will make getting to my island interesting.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

That might be, but it's still higher than chart datum. And if you recall, a looooooooooong way away from the scary low levels of 2012; kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6evfYtveKmlgMUsi=9U_1u_btyAz683XC

[@DarcyCole]

Tomorrow morning is my launch day ! I might be the first one of the year besides the police boat

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Woo-Hoo!! Boogaboo should be floating again this week as well 🎉

[@thetattooedladyfan]

Obviously max depth at the center, but looks like you lose a lot if you stray to the sides. Are there any ‘no passing zones’ on the canal ?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

If anyone is crazy (I'm using a mild term here) enough to try and pass another boat through this stretch, the lock staff would definitely take action - not to mention the P/O'd other boaters!!

[@thetattooedladyfan]

Understand, but what about opposing traffic? Upbound vs downbound?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Check out my videos to see how traffic works Ali g this stretch. Given that these locks are no more than a couple thousand feet apart - and every boat traveling here is passing through a lock - the lock staff do a good job of timing the boats so that everyone can play nice 👍

[@davelawrence6777]

What is the water depth there when at normal

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Parks Canada maintains a minimum 5' of depth throughout the entire system, but I'm guessing that it's more like 7' in these man made canals. Let's put it this way, we've passed through there with no problems on any of our boats, including the 400 Sedan Bridge. Plus, we've seen yachts with 4-5' draught passing through here easily - including the 120' long Kawartha Voyageur cruise ship. Here's one of my videos that shows both of those vessels at Lock 40, which was the lock I am flying over in this current video (and yes, I have written permission from Parks Canada to fly my drone over the locks 👍); kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJexiZ5pfZKtis0si=NOMVQ-CVsPNq2DR9

[@ampegor]

Hope fridays rain helps fill it up fast.

[@gilrheaume6283]

Why are there canals, do they connect one large body of water to another?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Please tell me you are joking. . .

[@joanneiler2415]

Awesome video looks weird with no water in the canal ... I can't wait to see boogaboo in the water and ready to go!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Coming soon!

[@amyscriver]

how does water go back in

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

The Parks Canada staff let more water flow through from farther upstream at the Kirkfield Lift Lock. Check my channel for many videos from that location and surround parts of the lovely Trent Severn Waterway.

[@searobin25]

It’s an engineering marvel.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

And just imagine that a lot of the initial work was done by pick and shovel over a hundred years ago!

[@jessandre1]

Kingston Mills locks are empty as well.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Probably done for the same reason a Parks Canada does here along the TSW.

[@chucks_88]

Looks strange with no water in the canal but it won't be long when it's full of water and boats.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

As the Kawartha Voyageur cruise ship is now floating from its berth at the Kirkfield Lift Lock, I'm sure this section (just downstream from Kirkfield) will be refilled really soon..

[@danielprimeau57]

They do the same here in Quebec

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Hoping to get Boogaboo over to the Lachine Canal one summer 🚣‍♂️

[@danielprimeau57]

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo impossible. Your boat is to high. 8ft clearance cause the bridges don’t lift anymore. From lake st louis, you would have to go thru the st Catherine and st lambert locks in the seaway to make it to old Montreal

[@ralphkemp3328]

Where are you ?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Right now I'm at home. Where are you? 🤪

[@ralphkemp3328]

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo Where do you boat out of ?

[@gilrheaume6283]

I apologize for the statement but living in the hilltown area, we don't have canals. I've enjoyed your boating videos but won't bother you anymore.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Here's a complete overview of the entire Trent Severn Waterway - a four part series I produced nearly 10 years ago ( kzbin.info/aero/PLKhjT5kr2l2Fn8iZ4SCQ8YjKc9qTQBDOZ&si=25sSlATg0BOH30nO ), complete with where it is located, the lakes it connects, as well as the many canals and rivers that make up this unique, 240 mile long system. Having produced and shared hundreds of videos - many including Google Maps locations and routes - I mistakenly took for granted that most of the regular visitors to the channel would have a good idea as to where it is. No worries and my apologizes for making that assumption. I think I'm gonna do a standalone video to provide a clearer overview of this beautiful area of the world that we are so fortunate to enjoy firsthand.