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- South_Holland_IDB abstract "South Holland IDB is an English Internal Drainage Board set up under the terms of the Land Drainage Act 1930. It has responsibility for the land drainage of 148.43 square miles (384.4 km2) of low-lying land in South Lincolnshire. It is unusual as its catchment area is the same as the area of the drainage district, and so it does not have to deal with water flowing into the area from surrounding higher ground. No major rivers flow through the area, although the district is bounded by the River Welland to the west and the River Nene to the east.A ribbon either side of the route from Spalding to Sutton Bridge was populated in Roman times, and was again evident in the Domesday Book. Enclosing and reclamation of the salt marsh to the north of this area took place from the seventeenth century, and drainage was overseen by the Court of Sewers. In 1793, the South Holland Drainage District was set up by Act of Parliament, and carried out extensive drainage work, but the schemes were hampered by the state of the River Nene outfall. This was replaced in 1832, and allowed the district to lower their own sluice in 1852, to provide better gravity discharge. The need to grow more food during and after the Second World War resulted in large areas of grassland being ploughed up for agriculture, and the drains were made deeper and wider to improve the soil conditions. The main outfall sluice was again rebuilt in 1937, and its construction involved the first use of well point dewatering equipment in England. In 1949, the first electric pumping station was installed, and several more were built in the following years. Heavy rainfall in July 1968 indicated that the district was still at risk from flooding, and several more electric pumping stations were commissioned. More than half of the district now relies on pumping for its flood protection, although most stations still have a gravity outfall, to cope with breakdowns or power failures.".
- South_Holland_IDB country Lincolnshire.
- South_Holland_IDB country United_Kingdom.
- South_Holland_IDB gridReference "TF358248".
- South_Holland_IDB thumbnail Lord's_Drain_Pumping_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_183924.jpg?width=300.
- South_Holland_IDB wikiPageExternalLink index.pl?id=23.
- South_Holland_IDB wikiPageExternalLink SHIDB_History.pdf.
- South_Holland_IDB wikiPageID "39655707".
- South_Holland_IDB wikiPageRevisionID "599759266".
- South_Holland_IDB country "England".
- South_Holland_IDB hideServices "Yes".
- South_Holland_IDB labelPosition "right".
- South_Holland_IDB latitude "52.8".
- South_Holland_IDB longitude "0.02".
- South_Holland_IDB mapType "Lincolnshire".
- South_Holland_IDB officialName "South Holland IDB".
- South_Holland_IDB osGridReference "TF358248".
- South_Holland_IDB region "East Midlands".
- South_Holland_IDB shireCounty Lincolnshire.
- South_Holland_IDB staticImage "240".
- South_Holland_IDB staticImageCaption "(Lord's Drain pumping station was built in 1962 and pumps into the River Welland.)".
- South_Holland_IDB subject Category:Geography_of_Lincolnshire.
- South_Holland_IDB subject Category:Land_drainage_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- South_Holland_IDB subject Category:Water_management_authorities_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- South_Holland_IDB point "52.8 0.02".
- South_Holland_IDB type Place.
- South_Holland_IDB type PopulatedPlace.
- South_Holland_IDB type Settlement.
- South_Holland_IDB type Wikidata:Q532.
- South_Holland_IDB type Place.
- South_Holland_IDB type Location.
- South_Holland_IDB type _Feature.
- South_Holland_IDB comment "South Holland IDB is an English Internal Drainage Board set up under the terms of the Land Drainage Act 1930. It has responsibility for the land drainage of 148.43 square miles (384.4 km2) of low-lying land in South Lincolnshire. It is unusual as its catchment area is the same as the area of the drainage district, and so it does not have to deal with water flowing into the area from surrounding higher ground.".
- South_Holland_IDB label "South Holland IDB".
- South_Holland_IDB sameAs m.0vzv4jy.
- South_Holland_IDB sameAs Q15278691.
- South_Holland_IDB sameAs Q15278691.
- South_Holland_IDB lat "52.8".
- South_Holland_IDB long "0.02".
- South_Holland_IDB wasDerivedFrom South_Holland_IDB?oldid=599759266.
- South_Holland_IDB depiction Lord's_Drain_Pumping_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_183924.jpg.
- South_Holland_IDB isPrimaryTopicOf South_Holland_IDB.
- South_Holland_IDB name "South Holland IDB".