Félix Cayetano Waterwheel

The Félix Cayetano Waterwheel, located on the left bank of the Segura River very near local road RM-514, is semi-hidden in a wooded area. Right before getting to Abarán, look for a white house on your left and a paved esplanade from which a small trail leads to the waterwheel. Once there, you can also see Cabecico de la Cobertera, old Arab settlement. This waterwheel irrigated 30 tahúllas and supplied water from Acequia Blanca. It was built in the mid-20^th century.
 

It is currently abandoned and this is the record that we can still read by the wheel:

 

Name of the waterwheel: Félix de Cayetano

Date of last reconstruction: 2003

Irrigation tahullas (1 tahulla = 1118 square meters): 30

Type of crops: Citrus fruits, stone fruits and vegetables

Name of irrigation ditch supplying the waterwheel: Blanca

Areas irrigated: La Carráhila

Waterwheel diameter: 6 meters

Waterwheel width: 0.65 meters

Number of spokes: 12 x 2 = 24

Number of flat-profile blades: 48

Number of buckets: 48

Location: One single crown

Construction materials: Iron and wood

Historical background: early twentieth century