Middle Level Commissioners

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The Middle Level Commissioners are a statutory drainage authority in eastern England responsible for managing water levels, flood risk, and navigation across the Middle Level of the Fens.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Middle Level Commissioners canonical 2
Middle Level Acts 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf internal drainage board
navigation authority
statutory drainage authority
aimsTo maintain safe navigation on Middle Level waterways
reduce flood risk in the Middle Level of the Fens
basedIn Cambridgeshire
collects drainage rates
navigation charges
country United Kingdom
governedBy board of commissioners
hasAuthorityOver Middle Level Main Drain
Old River Nene (within its district)
linked to: River Nene

Well Creek (within its district)
other Middle Level navigations
jurisdiction Middle Level of the Fens
linked to: Fenlands
legalBasis Middle Level Acts
legalStatus statutory body
locatedIn England
eastern England
linked to: East of England

the Fens
linked to: Fens
mainFunction flood risk management
land drainage
navigation management
water level management
manages Middle Level waterways used for navigation
drainage channels in the Middle Level of the Fens
sluices and pumping stations
operatesIn Cambridgeshire
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
partOf system of drainage authorities in the Fens
purpose management of water resources for agriculture
protection of people and property from flooding
provision of navigable waterways
regionServed Middle Level drainage district
regulates water levels in the Middle Level system
responsibleFor flood defence in the Middle Level area
maintenance of watercourses in its district
navigation on certain Middle Level waterways
sector flood risk management
inland navigation
water management
supervises constituent internal drainage boards in the Middle Level area
worksWith Environment Agency
local internal drainage boards

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle Level Main Drain managedBy Middle Level Commissioners
Old Bedford River waterManagementAuthority Middle Level Commissioners
Middle Level Commissioners legalBasis Middle Level Acts
linked to: Middle Level Commissioners