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Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData The Somerset Levels are a coastal plain and wetland area of Somerset, England, running south from the Mendips to the Blackdown Hills.. The Somerset Levels have an area of about 160,000 acres (650 km 2) and are bisected by the Polden Hills; the areas to the south are drained by the River Parrett, and the areas to the north by the rivers Axe and Brue.
Bearley Brook; Black Ditch; Cannington Brook; Chinnock Water; Cobb's Cross Stream; Decoy Rhine; Eighteen Foot Rhine; Hamp Brook; Horsey Pill; King's Sedgemoor Drain
Around 70% of deep peat in the Somerset Levels and Moors is likely to be losing carbon due to intensive livestock grazing, cultivation and direct extraction. Maize cultivation has increased, and most soils under maize were damaged to the extent that rainfall is unable to penetrate the upper soil layers, resulting in silt-laden runoff.
This category groups together articles relating to the Somerset Levels, England. Pages in category "Somerset Levels" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total.
From December 2013 onwards the Somerset Levels suffered severe flooding as part of the wider winter storms of 2013–14 in the United Kingdom. The Levels are a low-lying area around 10 to 12 feet (3 to 4 m) above mean sea level which have been prone to flooding from fresh water and occasional salt water inundations. [6]
Highest point in the current county of Somerset and the unitary authority of Bath and NE Somerset. Corner of field on side of Niver Hill on the county boundary. Wavering Down 210 ST406559 Beacon Batch: Mendip Hills: Open summit with trig point. Crook Peak: 191 ST387558 Beacon Batch: Mendip Hills: Prominent hill at the western end of the Mendip ...
The Sweet Track is an ancient trackway, or causeway, in the Somerset Levels, England, named after its finder, Ray Sweet.It was built in 3807 BC (determined using dendrochronology - Tree-ring dating) and is the second-oldest timber trackway discovered in the British Isles, dating to the Neolithic.
North Somerset Levels taken from Dolebury Warren. The North Somerset Levels is a coastal plain, an expanse of low-lying flat ground, which occupies an area between Weston-super-Mare and Bristol in North Somerset, England. The River Banwell, River Kenn, River Yeo and Land Yeo are the three principal rivers draining the area.