The Devonport leat was constructed during the 1790s to channel drinking water from three rivers in Dartmoor to the busy port of Devonport, near Plymouth. It has since been shortened so that it supplies the Burrator Reservoir, which was built in 1898 to help supply the surrounding area's growing population. The upper section of the leat still remains completely intact, snaking around the hillsides of Dartmoor to carry the water of the West Dart, Cowsic and Blackbrook Rivers over 12 miles while dropping just 200 metres. Except for a tunnel and a waterfall, the leat remains more or less level throughout and is easy to follow. Alternatively known as the Devonport Leat Falls, the Raddick Falls are man-made. The leat having descended the hill flows over a metal aqueduct known as 'Iron Bridge' and then turns towards Plymouth.

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