The strong current in the canal
Test data collection in a strong current with the camera mounted on the scooter
- Test how the scooter/rig/camera combo behaves in a strong current
- How fast does the water flow in the parts exposed to the current? Too fast?
I ran a test (2024-06-08) by drifting through the canal between the 2 gates, knowing it’s 270 feet long. The length of the footage gives the elapsed time, so I’ll get an estimate of the drift speed.
| Start | 26 seconds |
| End | 8 minutes 9 seconds |
| Duration | 7 minutes 43 seconds (463 seconds) |
Estimated speed: 35 feet/minute (10.7 metres/minute)
The Lake Ontario outflow recorded for that day, June 8, 2024, is 7,880 m3/s.