River Eau

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title: "River Eau" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["trent-catchment", "rivers-of-lincolnshire", "tributaries-of-the-river-trent"] description: "River in Lincolnshire, England" topic_path: "general/trent-catchment" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Eau" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary River in Lincolnshire, England ::

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Field	Value
name	River Eau
image	The River Eau, Scotter - geograph.org.uk - 970226.jpg
image_caption	River Eau, Scotter
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	England
subdivision_type3	Counties
subdivision_name3	Lincolnshire
length_km	24
length_ref
source1_location	Harpswell, Lincolnshire
source1_coordinates
mouth_location	Susworth, Lincolnshire
mouth_coordinates
basin_size_km2	125
basin_size_ref
tributaries_left	Northorpe Beck
tributaries_right	Dar Beck, Manton Sewer
extra	Progression : Eau—Trent—Humber
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The River Eau ( ) is a 15 mi tributary of the River Trent that flows through Lincolnshire, England.

The Eau catchment lies between that of the Bottesford Beck to the north, and the River Witham to the south and east, and covers an area of 125 km2. The river is one of the few notable streams that drain the right bank of the tidal Trent.

The source of the river is near Harpswell, at the foot of the Lincolnshire Edge, and it joins the tidal River Trent at Susworth. Unlike other rivers that drain into the tidal Trent, there is no pumping station associated with the outfall, it relies on gravity to discharge during periods of tidal low water.{{cite web|url=http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Files/Parish/15/FloodProtectionReportSept09.pdf |title=Scotter flood protection report |publisher=lincolnshire.gov.uk |date=13 March 2009 |accessdate=20 February 2013}}

The Eau flows through the village of Scotter, which has a history of being flooded by the river; the most recent occasion was in June 2007.

The river is also important for the drainage of the flat low-lying agricultural land that surrounds it, with some 2000 hectares or 20 km2 of the Gainsborough Internal Drainage Board district, relying on the Eau for this function. Whilst the drains that discharge into the Eau are maintained by the Drainage Board, the river is the responsibility of the Environment Agency being designated as a Main river.

Its tributaries are Northorpe Beck, Manton Sewer and Dar Beck.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/West_Common_Drain_-geograph.org.uk-_253198.jpg" caption="West Common Drain - Typical drain leading to the Eau}}"] ::

References

References

1. (20 February 2013). "WFD Surface Water Classification Status and Objectives 2012 csv files". Environment-agency.gov.uk.
2. Ordnance Survey. (2002). "Scunthorpe and Gainsborough". Ordnance Survey.
3. "Gainsborough IDB".
4. "Environment Agency What's in your Backyard". Environment-agency.gov.uk.
5. Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 Scale Colour Raster map

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