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    July 26, 2021

    Manual lock with numerous traces of restoration in concrete, as a result of the dynamitation in 1940. Upstream adjacent to the lock: metal drawbridge from 1942.
    inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten?typologie=sluizen&pagina=7

    If you are lucky you will see the lock keeper operating the lock. How nostalgic in these times.

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      December 3, 2023

      The Idegem lock is a weir lock on the Dender, located in the municipality of Geraardsbergen. The lock was built in the 18th century and is part of the canalization of the Dender, which made the river navigable for shipping. The lock has a length of 41.87 m and a width of 5.20 m, and bridges a height difference of 2.3 m between the upper and lower reaches of the Dender. The lock is still used for pleasure boating, but is very outdated and works with a bulkhead beam system, in which wooden beams are lifted in and out of the current with a tackle. The Idegem lock is an interesting piece of heritage and a good example of water management on the Dender.

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        Location: Geraardsbergen, Aalst, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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