Sluice Gate - Windmill Island - Holland, Michigan
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member theHostas
N 42° 47.926 W 086° 05.577
16T E 574173 N 4738868
Sluice Gate on Windmill Island
Waymark Code: WM12MAE
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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An open sluice gate on the Macatawa River is located at Windmill Island Gardens in Holland Michigan. It has a vertical rising wooden gate. The gate is manually controlled by a wooden set of wheels and chain links on either side of the gate. The wheels are painted red, white and blue.

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Name of Waterway.: Macatawa River

Roughly when was the Waterway created?: 1965

Is this waterway working?: Working

What is the condition of the sluice gate?: Excellent working order

What is/was the water used for?: Irrigation
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