Grand Sluice at Boston

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The Grand Sluice at Boston is a historic water-control structure in Lincolnshire, England, built to regulate the River Witham’s flow and prevent flooding and silting near the town of Boston.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic structure
sluice
water-control structure
country England
crosses River Witham
hasComponent embankments
lock
sluice gates
hasFunction flood prevention
prevention of silting
regulation of river flow
hasHeritageStatus historic engineering work
isPartOf flood defences of Boston
locatedDownstreamOf Witham Navigable Drains
locatedIn Boston, Lincolnshire, England
surface form: Boston, Lincolnshire
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Lincolnshire
locatedInRegion East Midlands
locatedNear Borough of Boston
surface form: town of Boston
locatedOnRiver River Witham
locatedUpstreamOf The Haven (Boston)
partOf River Witham
surface form: River Witham drainage system
protects town of Boston
purpose to prevent tidal influence from moving upstream
to reduce risk of flooding in Boston
to reduce silting of the river channel near Boston
regulates River Witham
usedFor navigation control
water level management
watercourseControlled River Witham

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River Witham hasStructure Grand Sluice at Boston