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Waterwheels
Waterwheels are very old constructions. Their origins date back to 200 BC in the Middle East. The Arabs gave them their name and, given their continuous use, introduced improvements in their operation.
This device was used in agriculture, especially in orchards, to lift water from shallow wells. To move them it was necessary to have the help of an animal or, for example, the force of the water itself. There are different types, although the example we are dealing with here corresponds to a waterwheel of the weir type, in which the driving force of the flow of water is used to facilitate its movement.
It has a waterwheel with transverse fins partially submerged in a watercourse. In this way the waterwheel had a continuous movement. This wheel was accompanied by containers which, as they rotated in a circular motion, filled with water, raised it and deposited it in a conduit and then distributed it through the irrigation channel.