River Witham |
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The Grand Sluice at Boston, where the River Witham empties into The Haven, which is tidal below this point
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| Country |
United Kingdom |
| Country within the UK |
England |
| Counties |
Lincolnshire, Leicestershire
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| Cities |
Lincoln |
| Towns |
Grantham, Boston
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| Tributaries |
| - left |
Grantham Canal, Foston Beck, Ease Drain, Shire Dyke, Fossdyke Navigation, Barlings Eau, Tupholme Beck, Bucknall Beck, Catchwater Drain, The Sewer, Engine Drain
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| - right |
Honington Beck, River Brant, Branston Delph, Middle Drain, Cathole Drain, Nocton Drain, Nocton Bankside Drain, Dunston Bankside Drain, Water Dike, Duns Dike, Metheringham Delph
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| Source |
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| - location |
South Witham, Lincolnshire
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| - elevation |
130 m (427 ft) |
| - coordinates |
52°45′20″N 0°41′27″W / 52.755622°N 0.690858°W / 52.755622; -0.690858 |
| Mouth |
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| - location |
The Haven, Boston, Lincolnshire
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| - elevation |
0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates |
52°57′52″N 0°00′36″W / 52.964541°N 0.010042°W / 52.964541; -0.010042Coordinates: 52°57′52″N 0°00′36″W / 52.964541°N 0.010042°W / 52.964541; -0.010042 |
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| Length |
132 km (82 mi) |
| Basin |
3,817 km2 (1,474 sq mi)
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| Discharge |
for Claypole Mill
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| - average |
1.86 m3/s (66 cu ft/s)
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| - max |
37.61 m3/s (1,328 cu ft/s)
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| Discharge elsewhere (average) |
| - Colsterworth
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0.23 m3/s (8 cu ft/s) |
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| Progression : River Witham — The Haven — North Sea
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