It was considered dÃ©classÃ© to refer to one's own townhouses, estates or villas (or those of friends) as mansions and modern etiquette books still advise that the terms house, big house or great house be used instead.
Waste weir. A waste weir on a navigable canal is a slatted gate on each canal level or pound, to remove excess water and to drain the canal for repairs or for the winter shutdown.
The canal and its water-control structure were completed in 1971 to help regulate flooding around Lake Tarpon and the lower sections of Brooker Creek. The structure prevents salt water from entering Lake Tarpon during high tides and protects the lakeâs freshwater ecology. Access north of water-control structure in the freshwater portion of canal is via Lake Tarpon. 2  Public boat ramps located at Anderson and John Chesnut Sr. county parks. 3  Access south of water-control structure in saltwater portion of canal is from Safety Harbor.