12 Facts About River Welland

River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some 65 miles long.

The River Jordan joins the Welland in the centre of Market Harborough, flowing northwards to the railway station.

River Welland passes to the north of Corby near Rockingham, and then to the south of Caldecott, where it becomes the county border between Northamptonshire and Rutland, and the Eye Brook, which has been dammed to form the Eyebrook Reservoir, joins from the north.

Vernatt's Drain passes through a sluice to join the river, while the sluice that protects the entrance to the River Welland Glen is navigable, to allow boats to reach Tongue End, some 11.

River Welland was one of the earlier rivers to be granted an act of parliament for improvements, to allow navigation to Stamford.

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River Welland built the cut and 12 locks, which included the High Lock and the Low Lock on the river at Deeping St James, at a cost of £5,000.

River Welland's plans were approved, and the Adventurers offered to give him land covering nearly 6,000 acres in payment for the work.

River Welland sold one-third of the land to finance the project, and began work in 1730.

River Welland calculated theoretic flow rates, and then used observation in the field to modify the results.

River Welland rebuilt Perry's sluice soon after 1750, with taller doors and a set of tide gates to prevent the tide moving upstream, and rebuilt the navigation lock in 1754.

In 1867, the River Welland Outfall Act enabled the trustees to raise money to repair the walls where the tide had washed away some of the fill behind the fascines.

The river is officially navigable to the point at which the Folly River Welland joins it, but the length of boats allowed on this section is restricted to 35 feet long, considerably less than the lock dimensions would suggest.