The South Drain flows in a generally north-westerly direction from Actis Tunnel to Gold Corner, where it moves on to the Huntspill River, in Somerset, England. It flows through the Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve.

South Drain
Location
CountryEngland
CountySomerset
DistrictMendip
Sedgemoor
Physical characteristics
SourceRead Mead Rhyne
 • locationStreet, Somerset, England
 • coordinates51°08′02″N 2°43′53″W / 51.1339°N 2.7313°W / 51.1339; -2.7313
MouthHuntspill River
 • location
Highbridge, Somerset, England
 • coordinates
51°10′59″N 2°54′23″W / 51.1831°N 2.9065°W / 51.1831; -2.9065
Length15 km (9.4 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightGlastonbury Canal

It was constructed between 1802 and 1806 as a result of the 1801 Brue Drainage Act.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "South Drain - Somerset Rivers". www.somersetrivers.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2021.