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This reach of the River Adur was enlarged and diverted to the edge of the floodplain at least two hundred years ago +, In an attempt to improve land drainage and allow the land to be farmed more productively. This extensive modification created a deep +, Uniform trapezoidal channel that supported very little flow or habitat diversity and was largely cut off from its floodplain in all but the largest floods. The extent of channel enlargement meant that flows became very low during dry summer periods +, …
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