Offwell Woodland & Wildlife Trust

Promoting the British Countryside

Home

 About us Conservation Education Wildlife Habitats Maps Search Resources Sponsors


The Wetlands Restoration Project
The Lake - Civil Engineer's Plan

sluicegv.jpg (97484 bytes)
The Sluice Gate

Below are the Civil Engineer's plans for the sluice at the eastern end of the Southern Lake (see map). The sluice was designed to control the depth of water in the Southern Lake.  By closing the sluice the water level is forced up until it flows over the spillway and over the top of the sluice.  Opening the sluice releases water and the level drops in the lake.  Much of the structure of the sluice is made with gabion baskets, represented in the diagrams below by white or grey boxes.          

 

wpeB.gif (46811 bytes)

PLAN

 

 

wpe4F.gif (29036 bytes)

 

Section A-A

 

 

wpeD.gif (61567 bytes)

Section B-B

Schematic diagrams - not drawn to scale

 

 

froganimb.gif (5459 bytes)

WETLANDS PROJECT CONTENTS


Copyright © Offwell Woodland & Wildlife Trust 1998/9 & 2000/1/2/3/4 http://www.offwell.info

All the information including images, charts, movies and sounds is provided copyright free, only for educational use by: schools, colleges and universities unless you are making a charge. If you wish to use information or any part of this site for commercial purposes or for any purpose where a charge is made then you must get permission, so make sure you contact us first. Remember, if you are not a school, college or university you must obtain permission to use any part of this website. Note that company logos are reproduced with permission and remain copyright of their respective owners.