thumb|315px|right|The Ganzepoot 1. Yser; 2. [[Nieuwpoort-Plassendale Canal;3. Canal de Furnes; 4. Nieuwdamme channel;5. Slijkvaart channel; 6. Grote Beverdijkvaart channel; 7. Old Veurnevaart channel; 8. North Sea ]] The Ganzepoot (Dutch for goose foot) is a series of locks and spillways in the inner port of Nieuwpoort, Belgium which connect one river, three water channels and two canals with the mouth of the Yser River and the maritime port. The spillways control the level of the two channels and the drainage of the polders.
thumb|315px|right|The Ganzepoot 1. Yser; 2. [[Nieuwpoort-Plassendale Canal;3. Canal de Furnes; 4. Nieuwdamme channel;5. Slijkvaart channel; 6. Grote Beverdijkvaart channel; 7. Old Veurnevaart channel; 8. North Sea ]] The Ganzepoot (Dutch for goose foot) is a series of locks and spillways in the inner port of Nieuwpoort, Belgium which connect one river, three water channels and two canals with the mouth of the Yser River and the maritime port. The spillways control the level of the two channels and the drainage of the polders.
The Ganzepoot was built in the second half of 19th century but was almost completely destroyed in World War I. The name comes from the fact that infrastructure collectively resembles a six-toed goose foot.
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