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The Trent passes over a man-made waterfall in Hollin Wood just downstream from its source. The Trent is the third longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands into the Humber Estuary. The river is known for dramatic flooding after ...
The Nottingham Corporation appointed a committee to rebuild the bridge. [3] The work, carried out in 1684, installed stone arches. [5] The number of spans in the river was reduced to 15, over a distance of around 538 feet (164 m); when taken with an adjacent roadway support structure and two flood-relief arches the overall length was 205 metres (673 ft), somewhat shorter than the structure it ...
This led to more than 300 flood warnings being issued by the Environment Agency, with extensive flooding affecting the River Trent, Severn, Avon and Thames. [2] Further bands of heavy rain over the following days worsened the situation, and a major incident was declared in Nottinghamshire on 4 January. [3]
Nottinghamshire County Council said a major incident was declared “due to rising levels along the river Trent” and that residents who live in flood risk areas should be prepared to evacuate ...
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The brook is capable of causing flooding, and was the subject of a flood alleviation scheme in the 1990s by the National Rivers Authority. The completed scheme was commemorated by a sculpture on the Brook Lane bridge, known as The Return. The 1995 carved stone sculpture by local artist Ian Randall, shows a cascade of fish returning to the brook.
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The flood waters remained for 3 weeks, and it took 80 loads of faggots and over 400 tons of earth to repair the breach in the river wall. Flood risk from the Trent was reduced following further major flooding events in 1824 and 1852, after which the five major 'gaps' along the Trent, at Spalford, Newton, Torksey Lock, Torksey and Marton, were ...