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Canals can silt up requiring dredging.

• dredmorbius 9y ago
  Yes, but that's not affected by use or vessel weight.
  • brohee 9y ago
    It is. Bigger vessels means more banks erosion. This is an issue now, this may not have been one at a time of animal traction or river barges.
    • dredmorbius 9y ago
      At what speeds?