River Wissey
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The River Wissey is a river in Norfolk, England, known for flowing through rural landscapes and contributing to the drainage and waterway network of eastern England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| River Wissey canonical | 7 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| county | Norfolk ⓘ |
| crosses |
A134 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A47 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | lowland agricultural catchment ⓘ |
| environment | rural landscape ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally west and north-west ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bradenham
ⓘ
Denver ⓘ Didlington ⓘ Hilborough ⓘ Hilgay ⓘ North Pickenham ⓘ Stoke Ferry ⓘ Swaffham ⓘ |
| hasFeature | drainage channels and embankments ⓘ |
| hasFloodRiskManagement | flood banks and control structures ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | name likely of Old English origin ⓘ |
| hasTributary | River Gadder ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 19 miles
ⓘ
approximately 31 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East of England
ⓘ
Norfolk ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Breckland heath
ⓘ
surface form:
Breckland
|
| managedBy |
Environment Agency (England)
ⓘ
surface form:
Environment Agency
|
| mouth | River Great Ouse ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Denver ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fenland drainage system
ⓘ
River Great Ouse catchment ⓘ drainage basin of the North Sea ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Thetford Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
Thetford Forest area
|
| region | Norfolk ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | near Bradenham ⓘ |
| supports |
coarse fish species
ⓘ
wetland habitats ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | River Great Ouse ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural water supply
ⓘ
angling ⓘ drainage ⓘ navigation in lower reaches ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayType | lowland river ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Denver, Norfolk
subject surface form:
Whittington, Norfolk
subject surface form:
Whittington, Norfolk