River Welland
The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some 65 miles (105 km) long. It drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. The river rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke. It is a major waterway across the part of the Fens called South Holland, and is one of the Fenland rivers which were laid out with washlands. There are two channels between widely spaced embankments with the intention that flood waters would have space in which to spread while the tide in the estuary prevented free egress. However, after the floods of 1947, new works such as the Coronation Channel were constructed to control flooding in Spalding and the washes are no lo
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River Welland
The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some 65 miles (105 km) long. It drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. The river rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke. It is a major waterway across the part of the Fens called South Holland, and is one of the Fenland rivers which were laid out with washlands. There are two channels between widely spaced embankments with the intention that flood waters would have space in which to spread while the tide in the estuary prevented free egress. However, after the floods of 1947, new works such as the Coronation Channel were constructed to control flooding in Spalding and the washes are no lo
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Der River Welland ist ein 105 ...... lding ist er gezeitenabhängig.
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The River Welland is a lowland ...... g birds and migratory species.
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Welland – rzeka we wschodniej ...... róg wodnych depresji The Fens.
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Progression : Welland — The Wash — North Sea
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The river at Stamford
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Der River Welland ist ein 105 ...... lding ist er gezeitenabhängig.
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The River Welland is a lowland ...... lding and the washes are no lo
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Welland – rzeka we wschodniej ...... róg wodnych depresji The Fens.
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