Barlings Eau

Barlings Eau
Barlings Eau to the west of Stainton by Langworth
Location
CountryEngland
CountiesLincolnshire
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCold Hanworth
Mouth 
 • location
Short Ferry
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftLegsby Beck, Stainton Beck, Goltho Beck, Stainfield Beck
 • rightWelton Beck, Nettleham Beck, Scothern Beck
Barlings Eau
Faldingworth Beck
Sources
Spridlington Road
Cold Hanworth medieval settlement
A46 Snarford Bridge
Legsby Beck
Welton Beck
Scothern Beck
Stainton Lane Bridge
Lincoln - Market Rasen railway
Stainton Beck
Nettleham Beck
A158 Langworth Bridge
Goltho Beck
Barlings Abbey
Stainfield Beck
Pipeline to River Ancholme
Pumping station (EA)
Short Ferry Bridge
Stainfield pumping station (IDB)
Former marina
Old River Witham
Bardney Lock
River Witham

Barlings Eau is a small river near Barlings, Lincolnshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Witham, joining it near Short Ferry. It acts as the central spine for a number of other small rivers, which drain the low-lying land to either side. Most of its course is within the area managed by the Witham Third District IDB, an Internal Drainage Board responsible for land drainage. One of their pumping stations is on the banks of the river.

There is also an Environment Agency pumping station, which is used to pump water from the River Witham system to the River Ancholme, to maintain flows and water quality when required.