embanking

The embanking of the lower river had thus already been done by the time of his account.

The Nar Valley Way crosses from the south bank to the north at the start of the embanking.

The Act of Parliament permitting the embanking and straightening of the fenland Witham was dated 1762.

The canal engineer John Rennie was asked to advise on a course of action, but although his report of 6 January 1820 pointed to the embanking of the saltings as the cause of the problem, he could offer no acceptable solution.

The Aldam Drain drains Cantley Low Common, and beyond the junction, the river becomes a high level carrier, with permanent embanking of both banks, and catchwater drains running along the foot of both banks.

Once the scheme was completed, responsibility for the marsh passed to a group of Marsh Inspectors, who sanctioned further work in 1854, involving the straightening and embanking of the River Caen, or Braunton Pill, to form the Braunton Canal.