The Lake Superior Board of Control has issued a release stating Gate 1 will close on Wednesday September 9th for maintenance inspections, and will open by end of day.
The following is a release from Lake Superior Board of Control:
Anglers and other users of the St. Marys Rapids are advised that Gate #1, which is the northernmost gate of the compensating works structure, located closest to the Canadian shoreline at the head of the rapids, will be temporarily closed tomorrow, 9 September, to facilitate underwater safety inspections of Gates #1 and #2. The gate will be re-opened to its typical setting of 20 cm (8 in) open by the end of the day tomorrow.
Underwater safety inspections of Gates #3 through #8 were previously completed on 5 August 2020.
Gate #1 typically supplies a minimum flow of about 15 m3/s (530 ft3/s) to the channel north of the Fishery Remedial Dike. During the closure, natural resources technicians will retrieve all aquatic life that may become trapped in pools as the water recedes. Â The temporary closure of Gate #1 has been coordinated and approved between the Canadian and U.S. federal, state and provincial agencies and by the Batchewana First Nation.
gate 1? I thought you meant Algoma Steel gate 1.
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