Fenland waterways
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Fenland waterways are an interconnected network of rivers, drains, and man-made channels in eastern England’s Fens, historically engineered for drainage, navigation, and flood control.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fenland drainage network | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage system
ⓘ
navigation system ⓘ waterway network ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
North Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Wash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
artificial straight drains
ⓘ
embanked rivers ⓘ pumping stations ⓘ sluices and locks ⓘ tidal outfalls ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Environment Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Internal Drainage Boards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Counter Drain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Drains of the Middle Level NERFINISHED ⓘ Ely Ouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Forty Foot Drain NERFINISHED ⓘ Lodes of the Cambridgeshire Fens NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Level Navigations NERFINISHED ⓘ New Bedford River NERFINISHED ⓘ North Forty Foot Drain NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Bedford River NERFINISHED ⓘ Relief Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ River Great Ouse NERFINISHED ⓘ River Nene NERFINISHED ⓘ River Welland NERFINISHED ⓘ River Witham NERFINISHED ⓘ South Forty Foot Drain NERFINISHED ⓘ Vermuyden’s drains ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
The Fens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern England ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
flood control
ⓘ
land drainage ⓘ |
| majorEngineer | Cornelius Vermuyden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
lowering of water table
ⓘ
protection of settlements from flooding ⓘ reclamation of fenland for agriculture ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Cambridgeshire Fens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lincolnshire Fens NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk Fens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
agricultural irrigation support
ⓘ
angling ⓘ inland navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ wildlife habitat management ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fenland drainage network