Rhyne
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rhyne-249-58850
title:
Rhyne
text:
In parts of England and Wales, a rhyne (Somerset), rhine/rhyne (Gloucestershire), or reen is a drainage ditch, or canal, used to turn areas of wetland close to sea level into useful pasture. Water levels will usually be controlled by a system of sluice gates and pumps, allowing the land to become wetter at times of the year when this will improve grass growth. Rhynes represent an early method of swamp or marsh drainage. Large sections of swampland were surrounded by trenches deep enough to drain
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Drainage ditch
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyne
date created:
date modified:
2024-02-12T21:43:16Z
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13
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