2025

SE6944 : River Derwent in flood

taken 7 months ago, near to Wheldrake, York, England

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River Derwent in flood
River Derwent in flood
The River Derwent has flooded the ings near Wheldrake.
River Derwent (Yorkshire)

The Derwent rises on Fylingdale Moors (North Yorkshire Moors National Park) and flows 72 miles, mainly south to its junction with the River Ouse at Barmby Barrage. En route it passes through a number of glacial overflow channels, namely The Forge Valley ( Link ) and Kirkham Abbey Gorge. It originally would have had its mouth near Scarborough but this was blocked by glacial debris. The river is prone to flooding, to relieve this pressure the Victorians constructed the Sea Cut Link .


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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Primary Subject: Flood
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Flooded Ings [13] · Ings Near Wheldrake [10] ·
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SE6944, 88 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
DS Pugh   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 30 November, 2025   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 30 November, 2025
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 6914 4469 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:53.6272N 0:56.9640W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 69081 44712
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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