River Huntspill (via artificial channel)
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The River Huntspill is an artificial drainage and flood-relief channel in Somerset, England, created in the 20th century to manage water levels and land drainage in the Somerset Levels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| River Huntspill (via artificial channel) canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial drainage channel
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| artificial | true ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Bridgwater Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1930s ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| designedFor | pumping and gravity drainage ⓘ |
| flowsInto | River Parrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringSignificance | major 20th-century land drainage scheme in Somerset Levels ⓘ |
| hasFloodManagementRole | reduces flooding risk on Somerset Levels ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
drainage of low-lying agricultural land
ⓘ
floodwater conveyance ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Somerset
ⓘ
Somerset Levels NERFINISHED ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| locatedNear |
Bridgwater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor | drainage rhynes of the Somerset Levels ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | near Highbridge, Somerset ⓘ |
| partOf | Somerset drainage system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood relief
ⓘ
land drainage ⓘ water level management ⓘ |
| regionServed | Somerset Levels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation support
ⓘ
water level control in adjacent drains ⓘ |
| watercourseType | drainage and flood-relief channel ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.