Category:Sluices in Italy

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English: A sluice is a water channel that is controlled at its head by a gate. A sluice gate is traditionally a wooden or metal plate which slides in grooves in the sides of the channel. Sluice gates are commonly used to control water levels and flow rates in rivers and canals. See detailed description via interwkiki's and Category:Canal locks.
Français : Un sluice ou rampe de lavage est un canal, le plus souvent en bois, garni de tapis ou de moquette et de tasseaux, dans lequel on fait passer les alluvions aurifères pour en extraire l'or. L'écluse (voir Category:Canal locks) par contre est un ouvrage d'art hydraulique implanté dans un canal ou un cours d'eau pour le rendre navigable et permettre aux bateaux de franchir des dénivellations.

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