River Kennet in Winterbourne Monkton
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River Kennet in Winterbourne Monkton
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 26 Feb 2014
The river is looking very healthy just now after heavy winter rain. However, as "winterbourne" in the village name suggests, in this upper section there can be long periods when there is no water here at all, sometimes down as far as Marlborough.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.451131
Longitude
-1.860361