Newby Bridge Weir
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Newby Bridge Weir is a man-made river structure in Cumbria, England, that regulates water flow and levels near the village of Newby Bridge at the southern end of Windermere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newby Bridge Weir canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydraulic structure
ⓘ
river infrastructure ⓘ weir ⓘ |
| affects |
flow regime of River Leven
ⓘ
water levels in Windermere ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses | River Leven ⓘ |
| downstreamSettlement | Newby Bridge ⓘ |
| engineeringFunction | maintains target lake level range ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
sluice gates
ⓘ
spillway ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
influences aquatic habitats in River Leven
ⓘ
modifies natural flow regime ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | controls outflow from a large lake ⓘ |
| isManMade | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumbria
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerCounty |
Westmorland, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Westmorland
|
| locatedInNationalPark |
Lake District
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake District National Park
|
| locatedNear |
Newby Bridge
ⓘ
southern end of Windermere ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | River Leven ⓘ |
| managingAuthority |
Environment Agency (England)
ⓘ
surface form:
Environment Agency
|
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearbyTouristAttraction |
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
ⓘ
Windermere Lake Cruises terminus at Lakeside ⓘ |
| nearbyTransportInfrastructure |
A590 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newby Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Newby Bridge road bridge
|
| nearbyVillage | Lakeside ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
navigation management ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| region | Lake District ⓘ |
| regulates |
outflow from Windermere
ⓘ
river flow in the River Leven ⓘ water level of Windermere ⓘ |
| safetyFunction | reduces flood risk downstream ⓘ |
| upstreamWaterBody | Windermere ⓘ |
| usedFor |
controlling discharge from Windermere into River Leven
ⓘ
maintaining statutory lake levels ⓘ protecting downstream communities from high flows ⓘ |
| waterBodyTypeDownstream | river ⓘ |
| waterBodyTypeUpstream | lake ⓘ |
| watercourseSystem |
Leven catchment
ⓘ
River Leven ⓘ
surface form:
River Leven–Morecambe Bay system
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
River Leven (Cumbria)