Witham Navigable Drains

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Witham Navigable Drains are a network of artificial drainage channels in Lincolnshire, England, engineered to manage water levels and provide navigation linked to the River Witham.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial waterway ⓘ
drainage channel network ⓘ
navigation canal system ⓘ
connectedTo River Witham ⓘ
country England ⓘ
designedFor regulated water levels ⓘ
drainsInto River Witham ⓘ
engineeredFor controlled drainage of low-lying land ⓘ
engineeringType artificially cut channels ⓘ
hasCharacteristic controlled outfalls ⓘ
embanked sides ⓘ
low gradient channels ⓘ
hasComponent drains ⓘ
embankments ⓘ
locks ⓘ
pumping stations ⓘ
sluices ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalImpact modification of natural wetlands ⓘ
hasLegalStatus navigable waterway ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunction land drainage ⓘ
hasSecondaryFunction navigation ⓘ
hydrologicalRelation tributary system to River Witham ⓘ
infrastructureType inland navigation infrastructure ⓘ
water management infrastructure ⓘ
locatedIn East Midlands ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ
Witham catchment area ⓘ
eastern England ⓘ
fenland landscape ⓘ
manages water levels ⓘ
navigationLinkedTo River Witham navigation ⓘ
partOf River Witham drainage system ⓘ
purpose improvement of agricultural land ⓘ
protection from flooding ⓘ
regionServed Witham Fens ⓘ
linked to: Lincolnshire Fens

lower River Witham catchment ⓘ
supportsActivity maintenance navigation ⓘ
small craft navigation ⓘ
supportsUse drainage of reclaimed land ⓘ
usedFor agricultural drainage ⓘ
flood management ⓘ
watercourseType artificial drainage channel ⓘ
waterManagementRole conveyance of excess water to River Witham ⓘ
waterSource local drainage of surrounding land ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

River Witham → hasCanalSection → Witham Navigable Drains ⓘ
Grand Sluice at Boston → locatedDownstreamOf → Witham Navigable Drains ⓘ
Kirkstead Lock → waterwaySystem → Witham Navigable Drains and River Witham system ⓘ
linked to: Witham Navigable Drains
Middle Level Main Drain → servesArea → Middle Level Internal Drainage Districts ⓘ
linked to: Witham Navigable Drains