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Catchwater drain facing north at Tumby Woodside
A catchwater drain is a land drain, a ditch cut across the fall of the land, typically just above the level of low-lying, level ground such as The Fens of eastern England, where some land, tens of kilometres from the sea is at about sea level. Its purpose is to gather water draining from the higher, sloping ground before it reaches the flat land whence it would be difficult or expensive to remove. The water may be on the surface, in streams or in the ground before it is gathered, perhaps to be led away across the lowland by an embanked river.
There are other circumstances in which a catchwater may be employed. A hill-top or hillside may be used to trap rainwater which is then gathered by the catchwater and fed to a reservoir. From this a house, village or town may be supplied. Catchwater may be used to slow down runoff before running on impervious surfaces to reduce runoff.[1]
^"Chapter 7: Drainage" (PDF). International Labour Organization. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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fourth century, as a precaution against flooding. The dyke acts as a catchwaterdrain in parts, intercepting runoff from the higher ground to the west. However...
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the bend in the road to the left before Bishop Bridge (over CatchwaterDrain and Main Drain) and meets the A46 Lincoln Bypass at a roundabout. It enters...
to ensure that surplus water would be channelled to the Long Sutton CatchwaterDrain by culverts, siphons, and sluices, and the Act of Parliament was passed...
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built up through the town. It joins the River Bain along with the Thunker Drain or Scrafield Beck at the confluence by the town's swimming pool, which was...
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