The River Caen is a short river running through Braunton in north Devon. It flows into the estuary of the River Taw. It was formerly improved to make it more navigable as the Braunton Canal.
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The river is considered a flood risk due to several damaging flash floods in history.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ Fitzsimmons, Dorothee. "Community Resilience Case Study: Braunton, Devon" (PDF). National Flood Forum. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Braunton flooded after river defences breached". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 December 2016.