Talk:Devonport Leat

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Link to the image of the tunnel is here:

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/371087

Improvements

Various musings on how to improve this article: I'm thinking minimum of 3 basic sections:

1. History - Begin with why it was built in first place, through to its gradual abandonment and diversion into Burrator
2. Current use - More detail about current usage by SWW
3. Route description - Detailed description of its route, possible subsections (which basically correspond to flowing/dry/destroyed):
   1. West Dart - Burrator
   2. Burrator - Roborough (possibly use Crownhill instead to correspond to the reservoirs there)
   3. Roborough - Devonport

Additional sections might be viable, such as wildlife (fish, insects etc).

An infobox (Template:Infobox aqueduct) would be useful, as would a route diagram, both would naturally focus on the section in use (but mention full length in passing). Possible things to include on route diagram: West Dart takeoff, siphon and aqueduct over Cowsic, Dry channel to Cowsic, Cowsic takeoff, B3357 bridge, Blackbrook aqueduct, Blackbrook takeoff, B3212 bridge, tunnel, cascade, Meavy aqueduct, Meavy takeoff, Outflow, Dry continuation.

One useful online source: HER entry (and its links to entries about specific items). I'm sure there's more of course - the books mentioned are likely most valuable of all. eg The leat(s) have a few interactions with Crownhill Fort.--Nilfanion (talk) 11:12, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

I would like to know the length of the watercourse. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eemstewart (talk • contribs) 17:42, 26 April 2015 (UTC)