Spillway from canal to River Colne in Uxbridge
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Spillway from canal to River Colne in Uxbridge
Image: © David Hawgood Taken: 31 Dec 2008
There are several waterways running down the wide valley which was the course of The Thames before the last ice age. The Grand Union Canal cuts across them in several places. Here water is taken from the canal to feed a branch of the Colne.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.544494
Longitude
-0.488257