The New Bedford River, also known as the Hundred Foot Drain because of the distance between the tops of the two embankments on either side of the river, is a navigable man-made cut-off or by-pass chan
New Bedford River at Oxlode
The outlet of Welmore Lake Sluice into the New Bedford River
Aerial view of the New (middle diagonal grey line) and Old (right diagonal grey line) Bedford Rivers crossed by the Ely-March railway (bottom dark line)
Oxlode pumping station on the banks of the New Bedford River
The Fens or Fenlands in eastern England are a naturally marshy region supporting a rich ecology and numerous species. Most of the fens were drained centuries ago, resulting in a flat, dry, low-lying a
New Bedford River
…between the tops of the two embankments on either side of the river, is a navigable man-made cut-off or by-pass channel of the River Great Ouse in the Fens of Cambridgeshire, England. It provides an almost straight channel between Earith and Denver Sluices. The river is tidal, with reverse tidal flow being…
England population density and low elevation coastal zones. The Fens are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise.
The former by-laws of Deeping Fen at Pode Hole near Spalding