The South Drain flows in a generally north-westerly direction from Actis Tunnel to Gold Corner, where it moves on to the
Huntspill River
The River Huntspill (or Huntspill River) is an artificial river, in the Somerset Levels, in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. It was built in 1940 to supply process water to ROF Bridgwater, and has resulted in reduced flooding of the ...
, in
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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, England. It flows through the
Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve.
It was constructed between 1802 and 1806 as a result of the 1801 Brue Drainage Act.
References
Rivers of Somerset
Somerset Levels
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