text: Baby MOSE is the flood defence system protecting Chioggia from the most frequently occurring high waters, up to a maximum of 130 cm.
  Completed in the summer of 2012, it consists of two movable sluices located at the ends of the Vena canal - the canal that crosses the centre of Chioggia from North to South. These can be raised in a few minutes and protect the center of Chioggia from the most frequent high waters.
  The two sluices (Vigo and Santa Maria) are equal, 18 m long, 3.3 wide and 80 cm thick; in case of threatening tides, they are raised in eight minutes using hydraulic motors.
  Together with raising canal banks and the areas at the edge of the urban centre, completed previously, the babyMose is able to defend from tides up to 130 cm.
  The babyMose was completed in time to keep the center of Chioggia dry during the high water of October 2012.
  In the case of more extreme high waters, it is necessary to wait for the main MOSE to come into operation, which blocks the entrance of the tide into the lagoon through the closure of the MOSE barriers.
  The babyMose, as well as the other interventions of protection and urban redevelopment implemented in Chioggia in recent years, was carried out by the Magistrate of the Waters of Venice, through the Consorzio Venezia Nuova, together with the municipal administration.