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A view of the gates from outside the tidal basin. Along with the automatic, inlet and outlet tidal gates, there are also heavier duty curtain gates that could be rolled up and down when needed. These “curtain gates” were designed to be mechanically raised and lowered with the help of heavy iron counter-weights. Though the curtain gates are no longer operational, the DC Drift team regularly inspects and performs maintenance on the inlet and outlet gates. (USACE photos by Christopher Fincham)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District’s Potomac and Anacostia Rivers Drift Collection and Removal Unit operates out of dock facilities The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District’s Potomac and Anacostia Rivers Drift Collection and Removal Unit operates out of dock facilities adjacent to the Washington, DC, Navy Yard and conducts drift removal operations on a year-round basis. Their mission also includes the operation and maintenance of the inlet and outlet gates to the tidal basin, which is designed to prevent water stagnating in the tidal basin by allowing fresh water to flow in and out of the basin. to the Washington, DC, Navy Yard and conducts drift removal operations on a year-round basis.
| Date Taken: | 03.30.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 10.24.2023 09:39 |
| Photo ID: | 8086299 |
| VIRIN: | 230330-A-KB984-1003 |
| Resolution: | 4898x3265 |
| Size: | 1.14 MB |
| Location: | BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, US |
| Web Views: | 5 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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D.C. Drift Team Maintains Waterways and Century-Old Tidal Basin Gates
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