Sowy River
Artificial drainage channel in Somerset, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sowy River is an artificial drainage channel in Somerset, England, designed to act as a flood relief channel for the River Parrett. Water from the Parrett can be diverted into it just below Langport, and is conveyed to the King's Sedgemoor Drain, which discharges back into the Parrett much nearer to its outfall into the Bristol Channel. Following extensive flooding of the surrounding land in 2014, new culverts to carry the river under the A372 road at Beer Wall were constructed, and a three-year project to raise the banks and widen the channel to increase its capacity was undertaken.
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Country | England |
State | Somerset |
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Source | River Parrett |
• coordinates | 51°02′41″N 2°50′38″W |
Mouth | King's Sedgemoor Drain |
• coordinates | 51°06′43″N 02°53′16″W |
Length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
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