Horse Eye Sewer
Horse Eye Seweris a small, 4.8-kilometre (3.0 mi) longstream(brook) of thePevensey Levelsin theWealden DistrictofEast Sussex,England.[1][2]AtributarytoHurst Haven,Horse Eye Sewer acts as adrainage ditchfor several minor streams, many of which are unnamed.[3]
Course
[edit]Rising in thecivil parishofHailsham,Horse Eye Sewer rises south of Old Swan Lane just outside of the Pevensey LevelsSite of Special Scientific Interest(SSSI), and flows an easterly course into the Pevensey Levels. It then turns southeast before assuming a northeasterly course, flowing past White Dyke Farm and receiving the waters ofWhite Dyke Sewer.After reachingPevensey,Horse Eye Sewer turns south before assuming a southeasterly course to receive the waters ofRickney Sewer.Horse Eye Sewer continues this course until finallydraininginto Hurst Haven.[1][3]
Water quality
[edit]The following table gives the water quality of the river in 2019, according to theEnvironment Agency,anon-departmental public bodysponsored by the United Kingdom'sDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.The reason for its chemical failure was because of the presence ofbenzo(ghi)perylene,mercury,perfluorooctanesulfonic acidandpolybrominated diphenyl ethersin its waters.[1]
| Ecological Status |
Chemical Status |
Length | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Fail | 4.801 km (2.983 mi) | 9.543 km2(3.685 sq mi) |
In 2016, the Environment Agency had declared that Horse Eye Sewer was a "species poor site" due to the lack offaunain its waters.[4]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Horse Eye Sewer Water Body".Environment Agency.Retrieved30 October2022.
- ^Tucker, David Gasca (2005).The Hydrological Functioning of the Pevensey Levels Wetland(PDF)(Thesis).University of London.p. 127.Retrieved30 October2022.
- ^abEastbourne & Hastings: Crowborough, Battle & Heathfield(Map). 1:50,000. OS Landranger.Ordnance Survey.14 June 2017.ISBN9780319231449.Retrieved30 October2022.
- ^Busst, Georgina; Longley, Dom (2016).Solent and South Downs: Fish Monitoring Report 2016(PDF).Environment Agency(Report). pp. 12, 14.Retrieved30 October2022.