Witham Navigable Drains

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Witham Navigable Drains are a network of artificial drainage channels in Lincolnshire, England, engineered to manage water levels and provide navigation linked to the River Witham.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial waterway
drainage channel network
navigation canal system
connectedTo River Witham
country England
designedFor regulated water levels
drainsInto River Witham
engineeredFor controlled drainage of low-lying land
engineeringType artificially cut channels
hasCharacteristic controlled outfalls
embanked sides
low gradient channels
hasComponent drains
embankments
locks
pumping stations
sluices
hasEnvironmentalImpact modification of natural wetlands
hasLegalStatus navigable waterway
hasPrimaryFunction land drainage
hasSecondaryFunction navigation
hydrologicalRelation tributary system to River Witham
infrastructureType inland navigation infrastructure
water management infrastructure
locatedIn East Midlands
Lincolnshire
Witham catchment area
eastern England
fenland landscape
manages water levels
navigationLinkedTo River Witham navigation
partOf River Witham drainage system
purpose improvement of agricultural land
protection from flooding
regionServed Lincolnshire Fens
surface form: Witham Fens

lower River Witham catchment
supportsActivity maintenance navigation
small craft navigation
supportsUse drainage of reclaimed land
usedFor agricultural drainage
flood management
watercourseType artificial drainage channel
waterManagementRole conveyance of excess water to River Witham
waterSource local drainage of surrounding land

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River Witham hasCanalSection Witham Navigable Drains
Grand Sluice at Boston locatedDownstreamOf Witham Navigable Drains
Kirkstead Lock waterwaySystem Witham Navigable Drains
this entity surface form: Witham Navigable Drains and River Witham system
Middle Level Main Drain servesArea Witham Navigable Drains
this entity surface form: Middle Level Internal Drainage Districts