Middle Level Main Drain

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Middle Level Main Drain is a major artificial drainage channel in the Middle Level of the Fens in eastern England, designed to manage water levels and reduce flooding in the low-lying agricultural landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial waterway ⓘ
drainage channel ⓘ
flood defence infrastructure ⓘ
connectedTo network of internal drainage board channels ⓘ
country England ⓘ
designedFor improving agricultural productivity ⓘ
reducing flooding ⓘ
engineeringPurpose protect settlements from flooding ⓘ
protect transport infrastructure in the Fens ⓘ
environmentalContext below sea level areas in the Fens ⓘ
reclaimed wetland landscape ⓘ
hasCharacteristic artificially engineered channel ⓘ
embanked in places ⓘ
low gradient watercourse ⓘ
hasLegalStatus main river (drainage authority classification) ⓘ
hydrologicalType artificial drainage channel ⓘ
importance major component of Fenland flood defence system ⓘ
landUseContext predominantly agricultural catchment ⓘ
locatedIn Fens ⓘ
Middle Level of the Fens ⓘ
linked to: Lincolnshire Fens

eastern England ⓘ
managedBy Middle Level Commissioners ⓘ
partOf Fenland drainage network ⓘ
linked to: Fenland waterways

Middle Level drainage system ⓘ
primaryFunction flood risk management ⓘ
land drainage ⓘ
water level control ⓘ
region Cambridgeshire Fens ⓘ
Norfolk Fens ⓘ
regulates water levels in adjacent drains ⓘ
riskManaged fluvial flooding ⓘ
pluvial flooding in low-lying areas ⓘ
waterlogging of farmland ⓘ
servesArea Middle Level Internal Drainage Districts ⓘ
low-lying agricultural land ⓘ
supportsUse intensive arable farming ⓘ
usedFor gravity drainage where levels permit ⓘ
pumping station discharge ⓘ
waterManagementRole conveys excess water to main outfalls ⓘ
receives water from smaller drains and ditches ⓘ

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

Emneth → hasNearbyWaterway → Middle Level Main Drain ⓘ
Middle Level Main Drain → partOf → Middle Level drainage system ⓘ
linked to: Middle Level Main Drain
River Nene → connectedTo → Middle Level Navigations ⓘ
linked to: Middle Level Main Drain
Well Creek → near → Middle Level Navigations ⓘ
linked to: Middle Level Main Drain
Fenland waterways → hasPart → Middle Level Navigations ⓘ
linked to: Middle Level Main Drain
Fenland waterways → hasPart → Drains of the Middle Level ⓘ
linked to: Middle Level Main Drain
Great Ouse flood defence system → hasPart → Middle Level Main Drain ⓘ
Middle Level Commissioners → regionServed → Middle Level drainage district ⓘ
linked to: Middle Level Main Drain
Middle Level Commissioners → hasAuthorityOver → Middle Level Main Drain ⓘ