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A power canal refers to a canal used for hydraulic power generation, rather than for transport.(a) True(b) FalseI got this question during an internship interview.The question is from Reports on Estimate for the Construction of Road and Irrigation Channel in portion Valuation, Reports Technical and Design Data of Civil Engineering Drawing

Answer» RIGHT answer is (a) True

Best explanation: Nowadays power canals are built almost exclusively as PARTS of hydroelectric power stations. Parts of the United STATES, particularly in the Northeast, had enough fast-flowing rivers that water power was the primary means of powering factories (usually textile mills) until after the American Civil War. For example, Lowell, Massachusetts, CONSIDERED to be “The Cradle of the American Industrial Revolution,” has 6 miles (9.7 km) of canals, built from around 1790 to 1850, that PROVIDED water power and a means of transportation for the city. The output of the system is estimated at 10,000 horsepower.


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