Place levada Calheta
The Levada do Rabaçal is a gigantic state levada irrigating the western parishes of Calheta municipality, including Arco da Calheta, Estreito da Calheta, Prazeres, Fajã da Ovelha and Ponta do Pargo. A law of 1849 authorised the government to finish it; Conselheiro José Silvestre Ribeiro especially promoted its construction, and Fontes Pereira de Melo visited the works.
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- Levadas — A gigantic state levada serving several western parishes.
- Levadas — Levadas irrigating Calheta municipality.
- Levadas — A law of 1849 authorised the government to finish it.
- Fajã da Ovelha (parish) — Levada that also irrigates the parish.
- Ponta do Pargo (parish) — Levada that irrigates part of the parish.
- Arco da Calheta (parish) — A branch of this levada irrigates the parish.
- Estreito da Calheta (parish) — Irrigates the parish.
- Ribeiro (Councillor José Silvestre) — A levada whose construction Ribeiro especially promoted.
- Fontes Pereira de Melo (António Maria de) — Levada whose construction works he visited.
- Prazeres (parish) — Crosses and irrigates the parish.