River Welland
River Welland |
The river at Stamford
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Country |
United Kingdom |
Country within the UK |
England |
Counties |
Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire
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Towns |
Market Harborough, Stamford, Crowland, Spalding
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Tributaries |
- left |
Eye Brook, River Chater, River Gwash, River Glen
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- right |
River Jordan |
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Source |
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- location |
Hothorpe Hills, Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire
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- elevation |
157 m (515 ft) |
- coordinates |
52°26′24″N 1°00′35″W / 52.4399°N 1.0098°W / 52.4399; -1.0098 |
Mouth |
Fosdyke Wash |
- location |
The Wash, Lincolnshire
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- elevation |
1 m (3 ft) |
- coordinates |
52°53′54″N 0°01′51″E / 52.8983°N 0.0308°E / 52.8983; 0.0308Coordinates: 52°53′54″N 0°01′51″E / 52.8983°N 0.0308°E / 52.8983; 0.0308 |
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Length |
105 km (65 mi) |
Basin |
1,580 km2 (610 sq mi) |
Discharge |
for Tallington
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- average |
3.7 m3/s (131 cu ft/s)
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- max |
94.5 m3/s (3,337 cu ft/s)
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Progression : Welland — The Wash — North Sea
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River Welland
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The Wash |
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Holbeach River |
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A17 Fosdyke bridge |
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Five Towns Drain + Pumping Station |
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Risegate Eau |
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River Glen |
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Vernatt's Drain |
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Vernatt's Bridge Sluice |
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River Welland |
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A16 bridge |
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Coronation Channel |
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Fulney Lock, Marsh Road sluice |
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A151 Holbeach Road bridge |
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Spalding |
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Cowbit Road sluice |
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New River |
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A16 bridges |
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Cowbit wash |
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Crowland Fodder Lots |
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B1166 Crowland
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Former channel to South Ea |
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Crowland High Wash |
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Folly River(limit of navigation)
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Old course and Maxey Cut |
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