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Trent Falls

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The River Ouse flows to the east where it turns into the Humber, and the River Trent flows northwards. It curves to the east near the confluence, although this is largely engineered, rather than natural. A training wall was built on the western bank of the Trent after the
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nature reserve lies immediately upstream of the Falls, on the south bank of the Ouse. It is formed from the largest tidal reedbed in England, and is visited by 270 species of birds, including breeding pairs of
223:' which is situated at the end of the wall, navigation at Trent Falls is not simple. There are no real waterfalls, but there is a very rapid race of water at difficult stages of the tide (especially 133: 1017: 41: 412: 239: 275:. It dates from at least 1697, when Abraham de la Pryme recorded it, although the reasons for its creation are now uncertain. 95: 60: 298: 1022: 405: 1032: 961: 127: 764: 709: 548: 398: 320: 243: 719: 704: 498: 453: 443: 259:, for which it is of national importance. Overlooking Trent Falls from a hill a mile away to the east is 508: 463: 350: 825: 483: 196: 981: 865: 603: 568: 256: 180: 1027: 916: 911: 598: 8: 372: 46: 518: 294: 260: 156: 931: 286: 252: 220: 896: 880: 860: 213: 901: 835: 830: 749: 663: 633: 573: 528: 1011: 956: 946: 754: 699: 668: 593: 578: 110: 97: 996: 986: 951: 936: 906: 784: 779: 769: 734: 724: 673: 628: 588: 583: 538: 478: 268: 192: 144: 81: 976: 971: 966: 941: 845: 840: 789: 759: 739: 729: 678: 653: 638: 623: 618: 613: 553: 523: 473: 448: 248: 232: 184: 991: 926: 850: 820: 815: 774: 744: 694: 648: 643: 608: 558: 543: 533: 513: 503: 488: 468: 438: 433: 272: 228: 176: 32: 390: 875: 810: 794: 714: 658: 493: 458: 264: 563: 164: 921: 200: 148: 855: 315: 188: 291:
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Despite the training wall and a mini-lighthouse called '
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Watercourse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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River confluence
Two rivers meeting surrounded by fields of grass and rapeseed
Alkborough Flats
Trent Falls is located in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
53°42′02″N 0°41′28″W / 53.700467°N 0.691109°W / 53.700467; -0.691109
Grid position
SE86162310
Lincolnshire
England


confluence
River Ouse
River Trent
Humber
Lincolnshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
England
First World War
Apex Light
spring tides
tidal bore
Trent Aegir
RSPB
Blacktoft Sands
bearded tits
Eurasian bitterns
marsh harriers
Julian's Bower

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