Canals · South East England
Jubilee River
Jubilee River — artificial anabranch, in most flow as a flood relief channel, of the (river) Thames.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Taplow · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Jubilee River is a canal in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "artificial anabranch, in most flow as a flood relief channel, of the (river) Thames". Coordinates: 51.5378°, -0.6969°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Jubilee River is an artificial flood-relief channel in southern England. It is 11.6 km (7.2 mi) long and is on average 45 metres (148 feet) wide. It was constructed in the late 1990s and early 2000s to take overflow from the River Thames and so alleviate flooding to areas in and around the towns of Maidenhead, Windsor, and Eton in the counties of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. It achieves this by taking water from the left (at this point eastern) bank of the Thames upstream of Boulter's Lock near Maidenhead and returning it via the north bank downstream of Eton. Although successful in its stated aims, residents of villages downstream, such as Wraysbury, claim it has increased flooding in those locations.
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Background
Architecture
Parts of the towns of Windsor, Eton and Maidenhead are prone to flooding, because they are built on the flood plain of the River Thames. The concept of a parallel channel which could take water from the Thames above Maidenhead and return it below Windsor was conceived in the 1980s, and became known as the Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme. When the ten regional water authorities were privatised, as a result of the Water Act 1989, responsibility for rivers passed to the National Rivers Authority, which soon afterwards submitted plans for a channel which would be 50 m wide and 12 km long. In October 1992, a planning enquiry was held to consider the proposals. During that…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5378, -0.6969
- District
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Parish
- Windsor and Maidenhead, unparished area
- Postcode
- SL6 8LQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Maidenhead
- Nearest railway station
- Taplow — 1.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1127860 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Jubilee River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Jubilee River, Manor Farm Weir - geograph.org.uk - 1117820.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Jubilee River?
- Jubilee River is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SL6 8LQ), in the parish of Windsor and Maidenhead, unparished area.
- Is Jubilee River a protected site?
- Yes — Jubilee River is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Jubilee River free to visit?
- Yes, Jubilee River is free to enter.
- How do I get to Jubilee River?
- The nearest railway station is Taplow, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL6 8LQ.