Sealing system for a water flow control gate

A sealing system for a water flow control gate having multiple removable panels and a frame for holding the panels, the sealing system comprising:

• a) a plurality of panels, each panel having:
• (i) an upper edge extending the length of the panel, and having a flat upper surface rounded upward to a wall formed on the rear side of the panel;
• (ii) a lower edge extending the length of the panel and having a central perpendicular foot with side flanges and a neck between the central perpendicular foot and the rest of the panel;
• and
• (iii) two ends, each of the ends having a vertical channel extending across the end of the panel;
• b) a horizontal sealing strip on each panel, surrounding the central perpendicular foot and extending the length of the panel;
• and
• c) a vertical sealing strip positioned within each vertical channel, wherein when water presses against panels that are stacked adjacently in the frame for holding panels, the vertical sealing strip on the bottom of each stacked panel rests on the upper edge of the panel beneath it and is pushed against the wall of the panel below;
• and
• wherein water flow through the water flow control gate is prevented by the horizontal sealing strips between adjacent stacked panels and by the vertical sealing strips between the ends of each panel and the frame.