River Huntspill

River Huntspill
The Huntspill river crossed by a railway bridge and the M5 motorway
Map
Location
CountryEngland
CountySomerset
RegionSomerset Levels
DistrictSedgemoor
CityStreet
Physical characteristics
MouthRiver Parrett
 • location
Huntspill, Somerset, England
 • coordinates
51°12′29″N 3°00′52″W / 51.20806°N 3.01444°W / 51.20806; -3.01444 (Mouth)
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length5 mi (8.0 km)
River Huntspill
Bridgwater Bay
River Parrett
Huntspill Sluice
Sloway bridge
Huntspill
A38 Bleak Bridge
Puriton Road bridge
Bristol–Exeter railway line
M5 motorway bridge
Pumping station
Withy Grove bridge
ROF Bridgwater
Pumping station
B3141 Woolavington Bridge
Huntspill River
River Brue
Cripps sluice
Cripps River
Gold Corner bridge
Gold Corner pumping station
South Drain

The River Huntspill (or Huntspill River) is an artificial river, in the Somerset Levels, in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. It was built in 1940 to supply process water to ROF Bridgwater, and has resulted in reduced flooding of the lower Brue Valley. Huntspill Sluice at the river's western end, also known as West Huntspill Sluice, separates it from the River Parrett.

A large section of the river and its surrounding lands has been designated as a national nature reserve which is managed by the Environment Agency.