River Fleet (headwaters)

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The River Fleet (headwaters) refers to the uppermost streams and springs that form the source of London’s historic River Fleet, originating around the Hampstead area.

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River Fleet (headwaters) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river headwaters
associatedWith London’s lost rivers
urban hydrology of London
city London NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country United Kingdom
drainsArea northern slopes of Hampstead Heath
parts of Hampstead and Gospel Oak
elevationRelativeToCity higher ground above central London
environmentType heathland and parkland
urban fringe
feeds culverted River Fleet channels
flowsDirection generally southward towards the Thames via River Fleet
flowsInto River Fleet NERFINISHED
geologicalContext London Clay and associated strata
hasSourceType springs
surface runoff
historicalRelation source of London’s River Fleet
historicalSignificance contributed to one of London’s historic rivers
historicalUse local water supply in earlier centuries
hydrologicalSystem Thames drainage basin NERFINISHED
locatedIn England
Hampstead NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
London Borough of Camden
London Borough of Islington NERFINISHED
locatedOn northern heights of London
naturalFeatureOf Hampstead Heath landscape
near Gospel Oak area NERFINISHED
Hampstead village NERFINISHED
Highgate Road corridor NERFINISHED
Parliament Hill NERFINISHED
partOf River Fleet NERFINISHED
hydrology of Hampstead Heath
region Greater London
relatedHydrologicalFeature River Thames NERFINISHED
other tributary headwaters in north London
sourceRegion Gospel Oak NERFINISHED
Hampstead Heath NERFINISHED
Highgate vicinity
waterBody freshwater
watercourseType small brooks
spring-fed streams

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Hampstead Ponds watercourse River Fleet (headwaters)