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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Sluice at Boston canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| 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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