Hertford: Braziers Field Flood Storage Area
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Hertford: Braziers Field Flood Storage Area
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 29 Oct 2010
Management of watercourses to alleviate the effects of flooding often entails building flood storage areas where the water can be impounded and let down the stream or river in a controlled manner. This small storage area impounds water from Braziers Field Drain. 1960s Ordnance Survey maps show that the drain then ran in an open channel down Braziers Field road, before joining with Rowleys Road Drain at the top end of Foxholes Avenue. The joined up stream then ran down the middle of that road. Today most of the watercourses in this area are culverted and out of sight.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.796657
Longitude
-0.0597