Sluispoortje Nedereindseweg - Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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Becktracker
N 52° 02.485 E 005° 03.772
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Hand-operated sluice gate at the corner of the Nedereindseweg and the Ringkade near Nieuwegein
Waymark Code: WM16396
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Date Posted: 04/25/2022
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When you go from the Nedereindseweg into the Ringkade you go acroos a concrete bridge over a waterway. To the left (westside) of the bridge is a sluice gate. It can be operated on the southern end by turning a wheel. I couldn't find anything about this gate but this waterway is at the corner of an old water association organisation (Waterschap Heycop). It could be used to control the water level of the area. I don't know how old the sluice gate is. The gate door is missing.
Name of Waterway.: waterway along Nedereindseweg
Roughly when was the Waterway created?: Medieval era
Is this waterway working?: Working
What is the condition of the sluice gate?: Poor
What is/was the water used for?: Floodgate
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