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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage system
navigation system
waterway network
connectedTo North Sea
The Wash
country England
United Kingdom
feature artificial straight drains
embanked rivers
pumping stations
sluices and locks
tidal outfalls
governedBy Environment Agency
Internal Drainage Boards
hasPart Counter Drain
Drains of the Middle Level
Ely Ouse
linked to: River Great Ouse

Forty Foot Drain
Lodes of the Cambridgeshire Fens
linked to: Cambridgeshire Fens

Middle Level Navigations
New Bedford River
North Forty Foot Drain
Old Bedford River
Relief Channel
River Great Ouse
River Nene
River Welland
River Witham
South Forty Foot Drain
Vermuyden’s drains
historicalPeriod 17th century
Industrial Revolution
medieval period
locatedIn The Fens
linked to: Fens

eastern England
mainFunction flood control
land drainage
majorEngineer Cornelius Vermuyden
purpose lowering of water table
protection of settlements from flooding
reclamation of fenland for agriculture
regionServed Cambridgeshire Fens
Lincolnshire Fens
Norfolk Fens
use agricultural irrigation support
angling
inland navigation
recreational boating
wildlife habitat management

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River Little Ouse connectedTo Fenland waterways
Middle Level Main Drain partOf Fenland drainage network
linked to: Fenland waterways
Well Creek partOf Fenland drainage system
linked to: Fenland waterways
Well Creek waterwaySystem Fenland waterways
Torksey Lock connectsRegion Lincolnshire waterways
linked to: Fenland waterways
Cornelius Vermuyden significantProject drainage of the Great Level of the Fens
linked to: Fenland waterways