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The Ganzepoot (Dutch for ''goose foot'') is a series of 
* The ''Nieuwbedelf spillway'' (also known as the ''Grote Westwatering spillway'') - a polder overflow drainage ditch between the and the coast
* The ''Gravensas'' lock that connects the ''Nieuwpoort-Plassendale Canal'', the Yser and the Canal de Furnes.
* The ''Springsas:'' - Originally this was the of the old Nieuwdamme Creek, the former bed of the Yser before its recanalization. The creek became unnavigable in the 17th century due to the absence of a lock. The pre-1914 reconstruction preserves some markedly different methods than current views.
* The obsolete lock ''Iepersas'' between the recanalized Yser and its mouth; no longer used for shipping, with a spillway on the left with five openings.
* The ''Veurne-Ambacht'' or ''Noordvaart'' drainage sluice. This is the famous spillway where
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The Ganzepoot (Dutch for ''goose foot'') is a series of lock
Lock(s) or Locked may refer to:
Common meanings
*Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance
*Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal
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s and spillway
A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of water downstream from a dam or levee, typically into the riverbed of the dammed river itself. In the United Kingdom, they may be known as overflow channels. Spillways ensure tha ...
s in the inner port of Nieuwpoort, Belgium
Nieuwpoort ( , ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in Flemish Region, Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, in the province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town o ...
which connect one river, three water channels and two canals with the mouth of the Yser
The Yser ( , ; ) is a river that rises in French Flanders (the north of France), enters the Belgian province of West Flanders and flows through the '' Ganzepoot'' and into the North Sea at the town of Nieuwpoort.
The source of the Yser is in ...
River and the maritime port. The spillways control the level of the two channels and the drainage of the polders
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
# Flood plains ...
.
The Ganzepoot was built in the second half of 19th century but was almost completely destroyed in World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. The name comes from the fact that infrastructure collectively resembles a six-toed goose foot.
From left to right (north to south) are:
* The ''Nieuwbedelf spillway'' (also known as the ''Grote Westwatering spillway'') - a polder overflow drainage ditch between the and the coast
* The ''Gravensas'' lock that connects the ''Nieuwpoort-Plassendale Canal'', the Yser and the Canal de Furnes.
* The ''Springsas:'' - Originally this was the of the old Nieuwdamme Creek, the former bed of the Yser before its recanalization. The creek became unnavigable in the 17th century due to the absence of a lock. The pre-1914 reconstruction preserves some markedly different methods than current views.
* The obsolete lock ''Iepersas'' between the recanalized Yser and its mouth; no longer used for shipping, with a spillway on the left with five openings.
* The ''Veurne-Ambacht'' or ''Noordvaart'' drainage sluice. This is the famous spillway where Hendrik Geeraert
Hendrik Geeraert (15 July 1863, Nieuwpoort, Belgium – 17 January 1925, Bruges) was a Belgian folk hero who, during the interwar period, came to symbolize the Belgian resistance movement against the German forces in World War I. He became fam ...
and Fernand Ume
Fernand is a masculine given name of French origin. The feminine form is Fernande.
Fernand may refer to:
People Given name
* Fernand Augereau (1882–1958), French cyclist
* Fernand Auwera (1929–2015), Belgian writer
* Fernand Baldet (1885â ...
opened the gates on October 29, 1914, flooding the lands between the Yser and the old Nieuwpoort-Diksmuide
(; ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of proper and the former communes of Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke ...
railroad, and stopping the advance of German troops in World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. At that time, the sliding gates were opened manually by hand-crank; nowadays the operation is motorized.
* The ''Veurnesas'' a drainage sluice at the beginning of the Nieuwpoort-Dunkirk Canal. It has a spillway on the right with eight openings. Provides access to the ''Veurnevaart'' (or, Canal de Furnes, the portion of the canal running in French territory after crossing the border at Veurne
Veurne (; , ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Belgium, Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Veurne proper and the settlements of , , ...
(fr. ''Furnes'') ).
See also
*Nieuport Memorial
The British Nieuport Memorial is a First World War war memorial, memorial, located in the Belgium, Belgian port city of Nieuwpoort, Belgium, Nieuwpoort (), which is at the mouth of the River Yser. The memorial lists 547 names of British officers a ...
* King Albert I Memorial
The King Albert I Memorial, also named the King Albert I Monument (; ) is a memorial at the Belgian coastal city of Nieuwpoort. It is located right outside the old town, on the right bank of the Yser river at the lock complex ''Ganzepoot''. T ...
References
External links
Ganzepoot Website
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