River Eau

The River Eau (/juː/ YOO) is a 15-mile-long (24 km) tributary of the River Trent that flows through Lincolnshire, England.[2]

Not to be confused with the Barlings Eau or the Bourne Eau.

River Eau
River Eau, Scotter
Location
CountryEngland
CountiesLincolnshire
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHarpswell, Lincolnshire
 • coordinates53.39869°N 0.60630°W / 53.39869; -0.60630
Mouth 
 • location
Susworth, Lincolnshire
 • coordinates
53.519612°N 0.738527°W / 53.519612; -0.738527
Length24 km (15 mi)[1]
Basin size125 km2 (48 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNorthorpe Beck
 • rightDar Beck, Manton Sewer
Progression : Eau—Trent—Humber
Outfall
Source
Scotter
Map showing the location of Scotter, Source and Outfall to the Trent within Lincolnshire

The Eau catchment lies between that of the Bottesford Beck to the north, and the River Witham to the south and east, and covers an area of 125 square kilometres (48 square miles). The river is one of the few notable streams that drain the right bank of the tidal Trent.[2]

The source of the river is near Harpswell, at the foot of the Lincolnshire Edge, and it joins the tidal River Trent at Susworth. Unlike other rivers that drain into the tidal Trent, there is no pumping station associated with the outfall, it relies on gravity to discharge during periods of tidal low water.[3]

The Eau flows through the village of Scotter, which has a history of being flooded by the river; the most recent occasion was in June 2007.[3]

The river is also important for the drainage of the flat low-lying agricultural land that surrounds it, with some 2000 hectares or 20 square kilometres (8 square miles) of the Gainsborough Internal Drainage Board district, relying on the Eau for this function.[4] Whilst the drains that discharge into the Eau are maintained by the Drainage Board, the river is the responsibility of the Environment Agency being designated as a Main river.[5]

Its tributaries are called Northorpe Beck, Manton Sewer and Dar Beck.[6]

West Common Drain - Typical drain leading to the Eau

See also

References
  1. "WFD Surface Water Classification Status and Objectives 2012 csv files". Environment-agency.gov.uk. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  2. Ordnance Survey (2002). Scunthorpe and Gainsborough. OS Landranger Map Series 112. Ordnance Survey. ISBN 0-319-22712-X.
  3. "Scotter flood protection report" (PDF). lincolnshire.gov.uk. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  4. "Gainsborough IDB". Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  5. "Environment Agency What's in your Backyard". Environment-agency.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  6. Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 Scale Colour Raster map
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