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The South Drain flows in a generally north-westerly direction from Actis Tunnel to Gold Corner, where it moves on to the Huntspill River, in Somerset, England. It flows through the Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve.
South Drain | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
County | Somerset |
District | Mendip Sedgemoor |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Read Mead Rhyne |
• location | Street, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°08′02″N 2°43′53″W / 51.1339°N 2.7313°W |
Mouth | Huntspill River |
• location | Highbridge, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°10′59″N 2°54′23″W / 51.1831°N 2.9065°W |
Length | 15 km (9.4 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Glastonbury Canal |
It was constructed between 1802 and 1806 as a result of the Somerset Drainage Act 1801 (41 Geo. 3. (U.K.) c. lxxii).[1]
References
edit- ^ "South Drain - Somerset Rivers". www.somersetrivers.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2021.