Old bedford river advice on accessing the old bedford river. When flows in the upper river are normal the sluice gates are closed and most of the flow is routed along the tidal new bedford river.
The environment agency are continuing to monitor river levels.
Old bedford river. It was named after the fourth earl of bedford who contracted with the local commission of sewers to drain the great level of the fens beginning in 1630. The old bedford river between mepal and manea. Like the new bedford river the old bedford river is a relatively new navigation it was designed to by pass the river great ouse at the fens in cambridgeshire.
As flows increase the sluices are opened and water flows along the old bedford river which progressively floods the 8 9 square miles 23 km 2 of washlands which comprise the ouse washes. Old bedford river taken 1 month ago near to welches dam cambridgeshire great britain. 9 06 miles from old bedford river.
Geograph photograph every grid square. The idea of an artificial river running as the old bedford river does from earith to denver was not a new. The old bedford river is an artificial partial diversion of the waters of the river great ouse in the fens of cambridgeshire england it was named after the fourth earl of bedford who contracted with the local commission of sewers to drain the great level of the fens beginning in 1630.
The old bedford river is an artificial partial diversion of the waters of the river great ouse in the fens of cambridgeshire england. This is 1 of 3 images with title old bedford river in this square more sizes. Welches dam is one of the more challenging locations for iwa s silver propeller award and it will appeal to experienced boaters with a pioneering spirit an ability to reverse and a willingness to contend with mud weed and bumps.
Locations most at risk are hundred foot washes also known as the ouse washes including the causeways at earith sutton gault and welney. The river is named after the fourth earl of bedford. The idea of an artificial river running as the old bedford river does from earith to denver was not a new.
Like its newer namesake it is a relatively straight paddle straight through the countryside. We are expecting river levels to remain high. The old bedford river is an artificial partial diversion of the waters of the river great ouse in the fens of cambridgeshire and norfolk it is taken off the great ouse at earith in huntingdonshire through which county it passes its first mile or so before entering cambridgeshire it then it runs in a straight line through cambridgeshire and on through norfolk to denver though in norfolk it.
Old bedford river king s lynn and west norfolk norfolk east of england england pe38 0bd united kingdom free topographic maps visualization and sharing. The old bedford river is an artificial partial diversion of the waters of the river great ouse in the fens of cambridgeshire england it was named after the fourth earl of bedford who contracted with the local commission of sewers to drain the great level of the fens beginning in 1630.
