Rags Brook in Cheshunt
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Rags Brook in Cheshunt
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 18 Mar 2011
Rags Brook is a tributary of the River Lee or Lea and flows eastwards from near Goff's Oak to join the main river in Cheshunt. This is the view looking upstream at the flood alleviation throttle or flume structure near Cheshunt North Reservoir. When the brook has a high flow the water level rises but is squeezed through the flume until its level reaches that of an overspill lip just upstream. The excess water then flows off into the reservoir where it is stored until it can be let downstream in a controlled manner so that it does not cause flooding. The tide mark along the side of the flume indicates the level to which the brook will usually rise in a flood event before it overtops the spillway.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.713541
Longitude
-0.047192