I-Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi "i-Ballard Locks", kufanelekile ukuvakashela izizathu eziningana. Etholakala emgwaqweni wamanzi, endaweni efana nepaki, eduze nezindawo ezinkulu zokudla, ukuvakashelwa kwe-Ballard Locks kuyisiquintentienti Seattle. Izingane zijabulela ngokukhethekile ukubukela iLake Washington Ship Canal ukukhiya ukusebenza njengoba basiza izikebhe odlula phakathi Lake Union kanye Puget Sound . Okunye okuqakathekile yizinga lezinhlanzi, elisetshenziselwa i-saumoni ukuhambela phezulu emanzini aseLake Washington nangaphezulu.
Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho uzothola ukhonjiswe kumafasitela egumbini lokubuka izinhlanzi.
Ama-Locks Ballard
Okokuqala - yini ukukhiya? Ilokhi yikhiqizwa ekwenzeni izikebhe nemikhumbi kudlule phakathi kwamanzi ahlukene emazingeni ahlukene. Endabeni yamaLollard Locks, yimiqulu yamanzi evumela ukuthi izikebhe zezinhlobo zonke zidlule phakathi kweLake Union nePuget Sound. Lezi zikhiye ziphinde zisebenze ukugcina amanzi osawoti e-Puget Sound aphuma emachibi amanzi ase-Seattle. Kuyinto ejabulisayo ukuvakashela ukukhiya futhi ubuke ngokusebenza njengoba izitsha ezihlukahlukene zingena futhi zihambe, futhi njengoba izinga lamanzi liphakamisa futhi liphansi. Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho nakanjani uzobona izitsha zokuhamba ngemikhumbi kanye nemikhumbi yokudoba kanye nezinye izinhlobo zezindiza zokuzilibazisa nezimboni. I-Ballard Locks itholakala eSalmon Bay, entshonalanga ye-Lake Union, futhi iyingxenye yalokho okubizwa ngokuthi iLake Washington Ship Canal.
Lo msele uhlanganisa iLake Washington, Lake Union, nePuget Sound. Izikhiye zisebenza yi-US Army Corps of Engineers.
I-Ladder Fish ku-Locks Ballard
Izikebhe nemikhumbi akuzona izinto ezidlula phakathi kwe-Puget Sound namanzi angaphakathi. Inhlanzi, ikakhulukazi i-salmon ne-steelhead, iphinda isebenzise indlela eyenziwe ngumuntu ngezinga lezinhlanzi eliyingxenye yesikhungo.
Ungakwazi ukubona izinhlanzi ezinkulu ze-silvery zenza uhambo ngokuthi zichithe isikhathi esithile zibheke kwelinye lamawindi angaphansi kwamanzi, okuhlangenwe nakho okuthakazelisayo kubo bonke. Sicela uqaphele, indawo yokubukwa kwezinga lezinhlanzi ivuselelwa kusukela ngoNovemba ka 2017 futhi ihlelwe ukuvulwa kabusha ngoJuni 2018.
Ngokusho kwabantu abasebenzisa ukukhiya, izinkathi zokubuka i-saumoni evuthiwe ebuyela emuva ezizeni zazo zithi:
- I-Chinook / King salmon - ngoJulayi phakathi no-Okthoba (isikhathi esihle kakhulu amaviki amabili okugcina ka-Agasti)
- I-coho / i-salmon yesiliva - ngo-Agasti phakathi nango-Okthoba (isikhathi esihle kakhulu amaviki amabili okugcina ka-Septhemba)
- Salmon / Salmon Elibomvu - NgoJuni phakathi nango-Okthoba (isikhathi esihle kakhulu ngoJulayi)
I-Visitor Centre eBallard Locks
Isikhungo sesivakashi sihlinzeka ithuba lokufunda kabanzi mayelana nomlando nokusebenza kwama-Locks Ballard. Kutholakale esakhiweni esidumile, uHiram M. Chittenden Locks Visitor Centre uvulekile nsuku zonke kusukela ngoMeyi kuya kuSepthemba futhi ivuliwe ngoLwesine, ngoLwesihlanu, ngoMgqibelo, ngeSonto, ngoMsombuluko phakathi nonyaka wonke. Thintana nesikhungo sesihambeli ku- (206) 783-7059 uma unesithakazelo sokujoyina uhambo oluthatha amahora angu-1 olulondoloziwe.
Insimu e-Ballard Locks
Izizathu ezungeze ama-Locks Ballard kanye nezivakashi zezivakashi zisekhaya likaCarl S.
IsiNgisi, Jr. Botanical Garden, ukunikeza izivakashi indawo enhle ukuhamba kanye nepikinikini. Izenzakalo ezikhethekile, kufaka phakathi umculo ophilayo nombukiso wensimu, kwenzeka ezindaweni zonke ehlobo.
Ungafinyelela kanjani ku-Locks Ballard
I-Ballard Locks ingafinyelelwa ohlangothini olusenyakatho komgwaqo wemikhumbi eN NW 54th Street. Kukhona indawo yokupaka yokukhokha. Ama-Eateries angaphakathi kwamakhilomitha okuhamba ahlanganisa:
- I-Red Mill Totem House - i-eatery ejwayele ukugqoka
- I-Lockspot Cafe - isebenza kwimenyu ehlukahlukene enezinhlanzi zasolwandle, inikeza ibha egcwele
- I-Portage Bay Cafe - isebenzisa ukudla kwasekuseni nasekuseni, ihlanganisa izithako eziphilayo nezisimeme
Abantu abathakazela kakhulu isiko lase-Seattle sika-Maritime bangase bafune ukuvakashela i-Terminal Terminal, ekhaya lezimoto zokudoba eNorth Pacific.
UHiram M. Chittenden Amalokhi
I-Washington Washington Ship Canal
3015 NW 54th St.
Seattle, WA, 98107
(206) 783 7059