Ecluse de la Grande Loge - Luçon, Pays de la Loire - Historic Hand Operated Sluice Gates on Waymarking.com

[FR] De très nombreux ouvrages hydrauliques sont installés tout le long du canal du Luçon. Ces portes marines sont destinées à maintenir un niveau d’eau constant dans les canaux pour favoriser la navigation vers le port de Luçon. Ils sont également les témoins du travail de l’homme sur l’assèchement de nos marais.

[EN] Numerous hydraulic works are installed all along the Luçon canal. These marine doors are designed to maintain a constant water level in the channels to promote navigation to the port of Luzon. They are also witnesses of the work of the man on the drying up of our marshes.

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Name of Waterway.: Canal de Luçon Roughly when was the Waterway created?: 1/1/1400 Is this waterway working?: Working What is the condition of the sluice gate?: Reasonable What is/was the water used for?: Floodgate

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Date Logged Log   08/17/2019 Bono2333 visited it