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Ely Ouse to Essex Transfer Scheme

The Ely Ouse to Essex Transfer Scheme is a system that moves excess water from the Fens to supply reservoirs in Essex.

Water is diverted from the Ely Ouse at Denver (TF5800 into the Cut Off Channel. It flows south along here to Blackdyke (TL6988), where it runs into an underground tunnel to Kennett. At Kennett (TL7068) it's pumped up into a shallower pipeline to Kirtling Green (TL6756), where it's pumped into Kirtling Brook.

From Kirtling Brook, the water joins the River Stour from which it is eventually abstracted into Hanningfield (TQ7398) and Abberton (TL9718) reservoirs.

The scheme is currently (2011) being enhanced to allow the transfer of more water into an enlarged Abberton Reservoir. For more details, see LinkExternal link.
by Ben Harris

Created: Sun, 27 Nov 2011, Updated: Sun, 27 Nov 2011


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TF5800 : Diversion Sluice by Ben Harris
TL6755 : Weir on Kirtling Brook by Hugh Venables
TL6754 : New pipeline by Kirtling Brook by Hugh Venables
TF5800 : Link from River Great Ouse to Cut-off Channel by Hugh Venables
TL6755 : Weir on Kirtling Brook by Hugh Venables
TL6754 : Kirtling Brook by Hugh Venables
TF5800 : Water to Essex by Ben Harris


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