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