Sunday, May 23, 2010

The Barge and the Lock


We saw the barge come from the corner of the river.
Then it slowly drove in.


The gates closed in behind.



The barge stops.


The water starts getting pushed out.



The gates slowly opens when the water is level with the other water on the other side of the gate.

When the gates are fully opened the barge drives out and the other barge comes in and the water goes up when the other barge is in.

We were in Germany when we look these photos.

Eberbach was the name was the name of the town. The symbol for this area was a boy pig. Eber means boy pig and bach is small river.
The barges go from Stuttgart to Mannheim. This barge had metal for melting and rubber and plastic for recycling.

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