2018
TL6755 : Weir on Kirtling Brook
taken 8 years ago, near to Kirtling Green, Cambridgeshire, England
This is 1 of 3 images, with title Weir on Kirtling Brook in this square
Weir on Kirtling Brook
Kirtling Brook and the River Stour have been used for moving water from the Fens to the more populated areas of Essex. There is now a pipeline along this route. See TL6754 : New pipeline by Kirtling Brook
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Ely Ouse to Essex Transfer Scheme (provided by Ben Harris)
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 Link.
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- Grid Square
- TL6755, 19 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Hugh Venables (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 25 March, 2018 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TL 6720 5503
[10m precision]
WGS84: 52:10.0924N 0:26.6034E - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
TL 6720 5504
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
