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The South Drain flows in a generally north-westerly direction from Actis Tunnel to Gold Corner, where it moves on to the Huntspill River, in Somerset, England. It flows through the Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve.

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South Drain
Location
Country	England
County	Somerset
District	Mendip Sedgemoor
Physical characteristics
Source	Read Mead Rhyne
• location	Street, Somerset, England
• coordinates	51°08′02″N 2°43′53″W
Mouth	Huntspill River
• location	Highbridge, Somerset, England
• coordinates	51°10′59″N 2°54′23″W
Length	15 km (9.4 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Glastonbury Canal

It was constructed between 1802 and 1806 as a result of the 1801 Brue Drainage Act.[1]

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