yarddawg Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Who makes this call and how does this guy get away with it??? Obviously he is trying to drown his ex wife who lives in Minden!!! Big flood coming in the spring of 2018 again!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostynuts Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 ????? More details needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puzzleboy Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Damn..... saw the title and expected this to be about some kinda explicit German porn...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddawg Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 nuts...............Would you fill the lakes to their max north of Minden at Xmas, or wait for the melt down in April???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I don't recall seeing boards in place at Big Chute. What I do recall is that most of the water flows through the generating station and comes out below. The spill way on the opposite side of the railway from the generating station was I thought mechanical gates instead of dropping and lowering timbers but I could be wrong. Most of the time that spill way is dry. There's a huge amount of water that goes through the generating station. Similar to that would be the dam at Swift Rapids I believe but on a much larger scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddawg Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Are you the goof who makes the call? or were you wearing your helmet again.....stfu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksno Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Lol. Wonder who the guy in charge is- lol. Maybe we should find someone on this forum that knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieWonder Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Thinksno said: Lol. Wonder who the guy in charge is- lol. Maybe we should find someone on this forum that knows. Hmmmmm, who could that be ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddawg Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Does the guys ex really live in Minden?????? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 14 hours ago, yarddawg said: Are you the goof who makes the call? or were you wearing your helmet again.....stfu Are you the idiot that has no idea almost all the water going through Big Chute goes through the generating station and rarely through the spill way even in the summer. Go f yourself until you have something to go on other than your imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddawg Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Cliffy............lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokemerc Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 2 more broads at big chute............hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddawg Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Those broads make you park your sled on your dock, otherwise the track could be frozen to lake in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) 30 minutes ago, yarddawg said: Those broads make you park your sled on your dock, otherwise the track could be frozen to lake in the morning Hey moron. Have you ever even been to Big Chute? Okay genius... if you know so much about water flow over the Chute how is it regulated if not primarily controlling the flow through the generating station? Your answer should be good for a laugh. You know that big building on the left. It sure isn't the spill way that is dry almost all of the time even in a wet rainy summer, just like it is in this picture. It only comes into play when there is a more water above the Chute than the generating station can't handle. I'd be more concerned about the generating station / dam and the flow upstream from there at the Swift Rapids lock. Come back when you have a clue Yarddawg Edited January 11, 2018 by 02sled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddawg Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Cliffy, that's the really really big chute! Obviously you are not the goof in charge of the boards or you would have known what I was referring to. Have you retired from the postal service yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 13 minutes ago, yarddawg said: Cliffy, that's the really really big chute! Obviously you are not the goof in charge of the boards or you would have known what I was referring to. Have you retired from the postal service yet? Yeah... keep babbling nonsense as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puzzleboy Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 So there"s a really small Big Chute? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksno Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 25 minutes ago, Puzzleboy said: So there"s a really small Big Chute? The original smaller rail line is there for show only but has nothing to do with water control. Mechanical sleuce gates run by hydro at the west side plant and bypass control to the east. In the bush further east are the concrete entrance and lock walls to replace the railway that were never completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted January 11, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Thinksno said: The original smaller rail line is there for show only but has nothing to do with water control. Mechanical sleuce gates run by hydro at the west side plant and bypass control to the east. In the bush further east are the concrete entrance and lock walls to replace the railway that were never completed. I'm not a boater but I had to see why the lock was never completed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Chute_Marine_Railway In 1914 contracts were let to have 3 locks built to connect the Severn River to Georgian Bay at Port Severn, Big Chute, and Swift Rapids. With the start of World War I, however, there was a shortage of manpower and resources. Lock 45 at Port Severn was nearing completion, so it was finished as a small, "temporary" lock. (It remains in use to this day.) The locks at Big Chute and Swift Rapids were not completed, with "temporary" marine railways being built instead. The original Big Chute Marine Railway was completed in 1917, and could only carry boats up to 35 feet (11 m) long, preventing navigation by large commercial vessels. The Swift Rapids Marine Railway was completed in 1919, using the same plans as the Big Chute railway. In 1921 plans were once again made to build three locks at Big Chute, to be part of a new section of canal which would take boats from Big Chute and rejoin the existing waterway downstream from the Little Chute, avoiding the fast water in the Little Chute. However because of the post-war recession the scheme was put on hold once more, although remains of the beginning of the dams required to maintain the water levels can still be found in the surrounding forest. In 1923 the original railway at Big Chute was replaced, as the size and number of boats had increased, with the second carriage being able to carry boats up to 60 feet (18 m) long. The 1923 carriage was used up until around 2003, on days of extremely heavy traffic, or as a backup for the new carriage. Although the old carriage is no longer used, it remains on display. In the 1960s surveys of the area were done yet again. The old, outdated Swift Rapids Marine Railway was replaced with a single conventional lock in 1964, and plans were made for a single lock at Big Chute. Before construction began the sea lamprey, which had been devastating the fishing industry in the Great Lakes, was found in Gloucester Pool—at the bottom of the railway—and plans were put on hold. Several impractical ideas were suggested, but no practical solution could be found. By the end of the 1960s the old marine railway could not keep up with the amount of boating traffic in the area. Long lines formed at either end of the railway, with waits often being overnight. Research was done to find a way to prevent the migration of the sea lamprey into Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe, while still effectively increasing the flow of traffic. A biologist sat at the bottom of the railway for days, checking the bottom of boats that locked through, and finally saw a lamprey attached to the bottom of a boat. The lamprey fell off after less than 6 meters, so the railway was determined to be effective at preventing the sea lamprey's migration. In 1976 it was finally decided that a new, enlarged railway would be built. The current carriage was opened to the public in 1978, and can carry a boat up to 100 feet (30 m) long and 24 feet (7.3 m) beam. Edited January 11, 2018 by Blackstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Puzzleboy said: So there"s a really small Big Chute? Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddawg Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Big Hawk Cliffy!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtserider Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 4 hours ago, yarddawg said: Big Hawk Cliffy!!!!!! I thought you were talking Horseshoe. One dam doesn't work without the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 4 hours ago, yarddawg said: Big Hawk Cliffy!!!!!! Lame ass yarddawg rambles on about someplace he has never even been to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddawg Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 09/01/2018 at 10:56 AM, yarddawg said: nuts...............Would you fill the lakes to their max north of Minden at Xmas, or wait for the melt down in April???? Maybe Stevie or Think could answer this question? Claven......stfu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, yarddawg said: Maybe Stevie or Think could answer this question? Claven......stfu yardape go f yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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