river tone river english county somerset river kilometres long source near reservoir continues hay designated finally flows act parliament granted authorised work river far act specified profits benefit poor succeeded avoiding obligation proceeds sale navigation fund wing aid opened provided easier route river protracted legal battles followed ownership river water rights canal finally resolved formally took river navigation ability navigate river gradually deteriorated helped abandonment navigation following flooding river mouth straightened navigation locks removed blown navigation rights repealed course river kilometres long source miles follows south easterly course drops feet waters streams river continues outflow main dam reservoir passing west village following southerly course passes east river enters wooded section bridge road crosses east west valley bridge time reaches bridge turns south east lost sea level river turns north east north course derelict crossed tone carries river passes tone crossed railway routes disused bridge constructed spans river river turns north east near tone listed bridges including bridge originally built 15th century east near bridge mills course crossed scheme river town centre way encouraging transport environmental impact french head navigation boats taken upstream point makes way town centre junction passes north bridge constructed bridge road comes motorway bridge reconstructed plans river town centre order provide better flood defences works swept away remains original navigation disused arched railway bridge built michael nearby carried canal river close riverside stands reminder location lock bridge marks upper tidal limit river area low lying close river railway bridge carries railway line river pumping station road bridges cross river joins river junction overshadowed geography geology area river approximately square kilometres average daily flow entire estimated cubic metres second water tributaries bridges stream feed river supplemented controlled releases dry periods tributaries flowing tone south bring water rivers source hills fall hills heavily cultivated unlike neighbouring areas hills largely formed thick folded sequence age rocks flows sub rocks metres metres ordnance mean sea level surrounding land dominated wet meadow wooded areas including willow trees water quality river affected work water quality responsible monitoring water quality river tributaries divided seventeen separate water bodies seven water bodies assessed having good quality moderate reasons achieving good status included pollution waste water pollution agriculture physical modifications physical modifications include work lower reaches near junction increase channel flow reduce flooding use storage material bank restoration impact improvements sought treatment works surface water improve water quality vegetable washing plant stream wellington identified source pollution waters classified having good ecological status section wellington rated moderate monitoring stations river tracking water levels normal level river average weather conditions metres metres highest recorded metres december bishops hull normal range metres metres high metres october market normal range metres metres high metres december flow tributaries points river monitored primarily act early flood warning system mean flow cubic metres second brook cubic metres second river cubic metres second near source flow rate cubic metres second history river long history improvements facilitate navigation power mills length objectives antagonistic case earliest known record improvements river recorded document dean chapter proposed widen river new mill built dean chapter owned river far presumably fish river important source fish local population records record intent build new mill operational caused flooding resulting having complain dean chapter wells mention boats river time use restricted construction new mill river improvements navigation miles easier final stretch sheriff somerset member parliament bath obtained commission great seal king charles_ii granted heirs sole navigation rights allowed improve river expense saw action reduced price coal poor people improving transport infrastructure death later son work maintenance river ceased condition declined trade threatened group merchants traders petitioned parliament powers navigation act parliament dated march created river tone giving powers making keeping river tone county somerset included purchase navigation rights estate price agreed applied second act parliament needed finance projects including building half lock removal boats carrying tons cargo reach navigation included lock half locks consisting pair gates hold water agreement build reached number locks navigation varied years pound locks situated addition half locks gates lowest river followed second half lock yards upstream gate located yards lock fourth lock profits act parliament stipulated receive cent money invested undertaking capital tolls reduced profits benefit advantage poor particularly building hospitals local landowners complained rights access land increased flooding petition act passed allow completion navigation receipts initially insufficient cover cent invested added difference capital debt steadily increased state affairs challenged decreed original capital poor benefit decision overturned appeal profits undertaking showed steady rise low maintenance costs river income tolls rose time traffic consisted tons coal carried upstream total tons capital debt risen refused examine accounts likelihood poor navigation negotiation capital debt reduced act parliament dated july position ensured interest limited percent profits reduce debt owing reduced building opened directly affected provided direct route attempted limit supply water river canal canal company breached river bank near lock order ensure boats reach bridge wharf canal order compete canal chose reduce tolls unsure legality action outstanding debts canal company challenged right reduce tolls court action defeated tolls remained lower level august canal company announced taking terms acts parliament november river superintendent evicted cottage tolls raised maintenance ceased action ruled illegal bench canal company complied time limits act canal company held river despite order sides took case high_court ruled river february series legal actions followed canal company attempted obtain new act parliament obtain tone compulsory purchase decided negotiate act parliament passed july authorised takeover terms act canal company inherited debts paid additional required rebuild return tone navigation good order empowered carry annual inspection possess river canal properly maintained held applied order dispose order granted build new wing invested line intentions act decline traffic river tons generated tolls construction canal traffic steadily declined income insufficient cover maintenance early 1860s canal company similar accounting practice manage tone debt cent year ensure demonstrate river navigation affected passing drainage act july resulted river taken abandoned navigation limited traffic continued use lower reaches tone barge section applied permission remove navigation rights original acts parliament repealed section land drainage act allowed river straightened constructed improve flood defences river far french site activity times mill situated island middle river bypass channel north lock channel south required light area fell river drowned attempting use lock dark march instructed lighting installed noted boats passing hours night water levels river fell water extracted upstream 1890s assisted steam driven turbine miller installed ceased boiler supplied steam removed fitted surviving mill house dates early 19th century designated english_heritage grade listed building mill centuries rebuilt adapted required march structure burnt fire caused according excessive friction excited stones process seeds stocks flour grain valued destroyed mill rebuilt later owned captain mill purchased death fire damaged years later rebuilt safety mind installed steam driven turbine water levels inadequate power wheels turbines followed water wheels removed steam turbines heat bread country heated way september fire building rebuilt ruins demolished 1920s originally mills difficulties navigating past mill pools decided buy mill december view benefit navigation obtained decided follow course mill subject court action king bench october replacing mill stones opened flood gates days built dam river preventing navigation case heard judgement parties use water way cause injury party flood defences pumping station built house steam engine pump cottage operator built time installation lasted new constructed house diesel pumps steam engine retained historical reasons located new building diesel pumps supplemented electric pump programme refurbishment carried included construction new river heavy rainfall resulted large portions tone valley flooding analysis happened indicated channel insufficient size carry volume water fell hills west flowed river easy solution widening channel available houses built south eastern bank miles junction river flooding revealed properties normally affected floods significant banks likelihood sufficient money available buy houses demolish program constructing concrete centre banks began continued rainfall october heavier inches fell representing normal levels valley flooded large areas water depth feet plans flood relief channel centred follows slightly higher course west run estimated cost million scheme upgrade river costing implemented involved river widening bridge openings demolition navigation locks new constructed incorporating tidal gates effectively prevent tides passing river removal navigation works proved particularly difficult acted training exercise men field squadron pounds explosives blow half lock mud filled barge moved river banks raised protection villages channel capable cubic feet second channels designed handle unlikely overflow reached excess water floods pumped later date pumping station situated banks river railway bridge programme began completed winter flooding overflowed new year rain storms residents asking resume river january light continued flooded extent forecast new rainfall winter storms united_kingdom declared major incident defined civil act result extensive flooding work carried addition plans developed flood storage area capacity cubic metres tone studies potential impact carried biology important wildlife habitat managed offers facilities fishing walking river tributaries support populations european water populations white northern fish species river include perch pike hectares acres biological adjacent tone form complex grazing marshes known low lying site situated adjacent annually flooding fields winter soils predominantly series flora fauna ditches national importance aquatic plants recorded including flowering rush wood club rush lesser water species aquatic invertebrates inhabit ditches including nationally rare soldier fly nationally scarce species including water beetles winter flooded fields provide food large numbers thousand hundreds smaller numbers golden regularly present recorded making site internationally important ground species species short owl regularly hunt site winter species present include grass snake common frog regularly recorded site biological covering hectares acres near junction tone unusual conditions suitable deliberately flooded winter means river species aquatic plant species recorded particular interest greater water flooded large numbers present swan good numbers duck regular signs seen muddy banks ditches east site contain population
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