New Bedford River
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The New Bedford River is an artificial drainage channel in the Fens of eastern England, built in the 17th century to help control flooding and manage the flow of the River Great Ouse.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial drainage channel
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hundred Foot Drain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artificial | true ⓘ |
| builtFor |
to control flooding in the Fens
ⓘ
to manage the flow of the River Great Ouse ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| engineeringWork | straightened channel ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Cambridgeshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | River Great Ouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | New Bedford Drain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBank | flood embankments ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
embanked channel
ⓘ
flood relief capacity ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRelation | carries part of the flow of the River Great Ouse ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fens
ⓘ
eastern England ⓘ low-lying fenland ⓘ |
| managingAuthority | regional drainage authorities ⓘ |
| mouthOfWatercourse | River Great Ouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Old Bedford River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fenland drainage scheme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Great Ouse drainage system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
drainage
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ water level management ⓘ |
| purpose | to reduce flooding on surrounding fenland ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural land protection
ⓘ
land drainage ⓘ |
| watercourseSystem | Great Ouse system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourseType | drainage channel ⓘ |
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