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.

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Newby Bridge Weir canonical 1

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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

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River Leven hasWeir Newby Bridge Weir
subject surface form: River Leven (Cumbria)