Major Dimensions
- Length: 350 metres (1,150 ft)
- Width: 50 metres (160 ft)
- Height: 15.25 metres (50.0 ft)
- Lock gates: caisson-and-camber, each 51 metres (167 ft) long and 11 metres (36 ft) thick, constructed of hollow steel sections
- Volume of water: approximately 260,000 cubic metres (340,000 cu yd)
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