Drake's Leat
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Drake's Leat, also known as Plymouth Leat, was a watercourse constructed in the late 16th century to tap the River Meavy on Dartmoor, England, from which it ran 17.5 miles in order to supply Plymouth
Drake's Leat
Leat
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A leat, in the south and west of England and in Wales, is an artificial watercourse or aqueduct dug into the ground, especially one supplying water to a watermill or its mill pond. Other common uses f
Drake's Leat
…which its path now emerges some 10m lower than the typical reservoir water level. It was one of the first municipal water supplies in the country. The leat was first mooted in 1560 and then Mr Forsland of Bovey was paid 16s 10d (89p) to prepare a feasibility study. Due to the necessity of following the…
The Devonport Leat near Nun's cross farm
The aqueducts at Dolaucothi
Devonport Leat showing sluice gates