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Westmoor Flood Gate

 
Middlemoor Bridge, South Somerset TA10 0LU, United Kingdom
 
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Westmoor Flood Gate is a minor waterways place on the River Isle and Westport Canal between Westport Wharves and Canal Basin (End of navigation) (1 mile and 7¾ furlongs to the southwest) and Parrett - Isle Junction (Junction of River Isle and Westport Canal with River Parrett) (1 mile and 2¼ furlongs and 1 lock to the northeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Westport Wharves and Canal Basin is Westmoor Bridge (lowered); 3¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Parrett - Isle Junction is Westport Canal - River Isle Junction (Junction of the River Isle with the Westport Canal); 2 furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.

Knighton Drove Bridge1 mile, 5½ furlongs
Barn Owl Field Bridge1 mile, 4½ furlongs
Westport Canal Footbridge1 mile, 2 furlongs
Westport Field Bridge1 mile, ¼ furlongs
Westmoor Bridge (lowered)3¾ furlongs
Westmoor Flood Gate
Westport Canal - River Isle Junction2 furlongs
Midelney Road Bridge5 furlongs
Midelney Lock (disused)1 mile, 1½ furlongs
Parrett - Isle Junction1 mile, 2¼ furlongs
 
 
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[Westport Canal] continue to move from the canal to the railway. In 1875 there was flooding in Westmoor, and local landowners opened Langport Lock on the River Parrett, [Fort Wayne, Indiana] Lohrmann, Shannon. "Flood brought out our best". The News-Sentinel. Olson, Eric (February 29, 2012). "30th anniversary of the Great Flood of 1982: Where were [Daly City, California] School District (two schools in Daly City). Daly City has two high schools: Westmoor High School and Jefferson High School, plus a continuation school, Thornton [Parrett Navigation Company] The Company paid its final dividend in 1872. In 1875, parts of Westmoor were flooded, as a result of the Company being unable to repair the culvert under [River Parrett] be raised. The lock at Oath has since been replaced by a sluice gate to control flooding. The section below Langport opened on 28 October 1839; the section [Columbus City Schools] Middle School K-8 (Original West High School) Wedgewood Middle School Westmoor Middle School Woodward Park Middle School Yorktown Middle School Africentric
 
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Westport Canal - Wikipedia
The Westport Canal was built in the late 1830s to link Westport and Langport in Somerset, ... Gravatt is known to have designed an innovative set of flood gates as part of the project, which were described as "self-acting". The canal ... Midelney lock is derelict, and the Westmoor Lane bridge at Hambridge has been lowered.
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Floodgate | Definition of Floodgate by Merriam-Webster
Floodgate definition is - a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing a body of water : sluice. How to use floodgate in a sentence.
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Floodgates, also called stop gates, are adjustable gates used to control water flow in flood barriers, reservoir, river, stream, or levee systems. They may be ...
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Flood Gates for River Flood Defences
Our lift-hinged, swing-hinged, pivot and sliding flood gates are designed for dependable flood protection whilst maximising access availability.
floodgate - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com
floodgate. The gates used to control the flow of water over a levee or in a reservoir is called a floodgate. Some floodgates protect areas that are vulnerable to ...
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Builder deliberately opened sluice gate flooding the Somerset Levels
Dec 23, 2014 ... Taunton Magistrates' Court heard the sluice gate is designed to prevent flood on West Moor, which lies between Hambridge and the villages of ...