High water in the Milby Cut

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The photograph on this page of High water in the Milby Cut by Graham Hogg as part of the Geograph project.

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High water in the Milby Cut

Image: © Graham Hogg Taken: 29 Dec 2015

The cut and its associated lock were constructed in 1769 to bypass the weir at Boroughbridge. The high water follows a period of heavy rain that caused severe flooding over much of North Yorkshire

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.098638
Longitude
-1.3958