River Moselle (London)
| River Moselle | ||
.jpg) The River Moselle in the Lordship Recreation Ground with a view of the Broadwater Farm Estate |
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| location | London Borough of Haringey , England | |
| River system | Thames | |
| Drain over | River Lea → Thames → North Sea | |
| source | in the London Borough of Haringey | |
| muzzle | in the River Lea coordinates: 51 ° 35 ′ 8 " N , 0 ° 3 ′ 23" E 51 ° 35 ′ 8 " N , 0 ° 3 ′ 23" E
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The River Moselle is a watercourse in the London Borough of Haringey . It arises from various tributaries from the Archway and Highgate area and flows through Wood Green , Tottenham and Broadwater Farm to Tottenham Hale, where it flows into the River Lea .
The name of the watercourse is not in connection with the Moselle (English Moselle), but derives from Mosse Hill , one of the headwaters of the River Moselle in Haringey in what is now the Muswell Hill district .
Today at least 75% of the watercourse runs underground. It is only visible on the surface in the area of the Lordship Recreation Ground and Tottenham Cemetery .
In the area of Tottenham Cemetery there used to be a spring, the water of which was considered healing, but due to increasing water pollution it was abandoned. In the area of the High Road, the watercourse is said to have had a width of around 4 m and a depth of 1.8 m. One bridge in this area was known as the Great Stone Bridge or Lordship Bridge . First, sections of White Hart Lane were laid underground in 1836, followed by further sections of the High Road in 1906.
The underground installation should help against the frequent flooding caused by the watercourse.Two drains, including the Carbuncle Ditch , had already been built earlier, but flooding in the area of the High Road continued into the 1960s Attributed to River Moselle. The task of the watercourse is to absorb surface water from the catchment area of its course, but it is assumed that there are a large number of illegally installed supply lines through which untreated sewage enters the River Moselle.
See also
Web links
- The River Moselle on London's Lost Rivers with photos of its course and estuary
- History of the watercourse on Friends of the Lordship Recreation Ground with historical recordings