Canal da Lagoa das Sete Cidades - São Miguel, Açores, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member razalas
N 37° 52.525 W 025° 47.391
26S E 606429 N 4192682
A Sluice Gate in the Lagoa das Sete Cidades aqueduct.
Waymark Code: WMZ5Q4
Location: Arquipélago dos Açores, Portugal
Date Posted: 09/14/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 2

[EN]
In 1937 a aqueduct and a tunnel was built to balance the water level at the Sete cidades lagoon, this Sluice Gate allows to control the water.


[PT]
Em 1937, um aqueduto e um túnel foram construídos para equilibrar o nível da água na lagoa das cidades do Sete. Este Portão de Comporta permite controlar a água.
Name of Waterway.: Sete cidades lagoon aqueduct

Roughly when was the Waterway created?: 1937

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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