[Talk-GB] Streams

[Chris Hodges]

I recall reading about the drains on the Somerset Levels, including an 
implication that the direction isn't fixed.  There's presumably a 
prevailing direction towards rivers and eventually the sea but the 
actual flow varies with rainfall patterns

On 19/01/2021 22:33, Edward Bainton wrote:
> I've had similar angst putting the drains in the fens near 
> Peterborough. It's so flat you do have to see the thing up close 
> (after rain) to see which way it runs.
>
> There is also a tricky question of what is canal, river, drain, 
> stream, etc: all the natural waterways have been canalised.
>
> If there's an import available  I think that could be good - well 
> beyond my skills also, unfortunately.
>
> On Tue, 19 Jan 2021, 21:42 Andy Mabbett, <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk 
> <mailto:andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk>> wrote:
>
>     On Tue, 19 Jan 2021 at 19:02, Mark Goodge <mark at good-stuff.co.uk
>     <mailto:mark at good-stuff.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>     > This is something which ought to be amenable to importing data
>     from OS
>     > OpenRivers.
>
>     That would be wonderful; but is beyond my skill-set.
>
>     -- 
>     Andy Mabbett
>     @pigsonthewing
>     http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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