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| South Drain | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| County | Somerset |
| District | Mendip Sedgemoor |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Read Mead Rhyne |
| • location | Street, Somerset, England |
| • coordinates | 51°08′02″N 2°43′53″W / 51.1339°N 2.7313°W |
| Mouth | Huntspill River |
• location | Highbridge, Somerset, England |
• coordinates | 51°10′59″N 2°54′23″W / 51.1831°N 2.9065°W |
| Length | 15 km (9.4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Glastonbury Canal |
The South Drain flows in a generally north-westerly direction from Actis Tunnel to Gold Corner, where it moves on to the Huntspill River, in Somerset, England. It flows through the Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve.
It was constructed between 1802 and 1806 as a result of the 1801 Brue Drainage Act.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "South Drain - Somerset Rivers". www.somersetrivers.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2021.