Sluice Gate near Crossgates, Burrator, SW Devon, UK
N 50° 30.430 W 004° 02.010
30U E 426714 N 5595532
A sluice gate on the Devonport Leat in South West Devon.
Waymark Code: WM9WJG
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/06/2010
Views: 5
This sluice gate is on part of the leat that runs parallel with the road between Yennadon Down and Crossgates, the overflow channel has no gate, just raised slabs of granite.
Devonport Leat is a considerable engineering achievement. It was built in the 1790's to take fresh water to the ever growing docks of Devonport in Plymouth, but now it terminates at Burrator reservoir. The water is taken from the West Dart River and the Cowsic, north of Two Bridges. Only the Dartmoor section of the leat survives due to building and modernization within the city of Plymouth.
Name of Waterway.: Devonport Leat
Roughly when was the Waterway created?: Late 1700's
Is this waterway working?: Working
What is the condition of the sluice gate?: Excellent working order
What is/was the water used for?: Drinking Water
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