Irrigation Sluice Gates
Simple gates, boards, channels, and weirs for controlling water distribution across fields and canal networks.
Core metadata
- ID: irrigation_sluice_gates
- Era: Ancient
- First known date: -3000 (century)
- Region: Mesopotamia, Egypt, South Asia, and China
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Local Irrigation Canals (irrigation_canals_local)
- Masonry (masonry)
- Water Carrying Techniques (water_carrying_techniques)
Dependents
Fields
Field lanes
- Water & Sanitation Systems: Conveyance & Distribution
Node sources
- Water Supply System (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Irrigation Canals (irrigation_canals_local) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Local Irrigation Canals provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Masonry (masonry) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Masonry provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Water Carrying Techniques (water_carrying_techniques) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Water Carrying Techniques provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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