29 April 2015/Categories: CILT, Industry News, Ports, Maritime & Waterways
The waterway was closed to traffic after heavy rain combined with melting snow washed away a weir near Fort Augustus.
It said the weight of water that had been going through the damaged area had been the equivalent of four fully grown African elephants every second. Russell Thomson, of Scottish Canals, told BC Radio Scotland: 'The volume and velocity of water to be handled was significant. 'We calculated there were 20 cubic metres of water per second passing over the breach. 'To give a better picture of that, the average African elephant weighs about five tonnes. The water was the equivalent of four elephants a second passing over the breach.' Source: BBC
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