Middle Level Navigations
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The Middle Level Navigations are a network of waterways in England, primarily used for land drainage, which lie in The Fens between the Rivers Nene and Great Ouse, and between the cities of Peterborou
The Mullicourt aqueduct where the Well Creek crosses the main drain
Moorings on the Old River Nene at March
The new pumping station at Wiggenhall St Germans pumps the Middle Levels main drain. It was commissioned in 2010, and the pumps are visible through the glass wall that forms the front of the building.
Salters Lode Lock, at the end of Well Creek, showing the two sets of gates pointing in opposite directions
Middle Level Commissioners
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The Middle Level Commissioners are a land drainage authority in eastern England. The body was formed in 1862, undertaking the main water level management function within the Middle Level following the
Middle Level Navigations
…by a 25 hp (19 kW) steam engine, could raise 101 tons of water per minute by two to three feet (0.6–0.9 m). In 1862 an Act of Parliament created the Middle Level Commissioners as a separate body to the Bedford Level Corporation, although they had been almost independent since 1810, and they embarked on a series of improvements…
Badge on the former Middle Level Commissioners offices in March, Cambridgeshire
Former offices of the Middle Level Commissioners in March