Minsmere River
| Minsmere | |
|---|---|
Minsmere sluice at the seaward end of Minsmere New Cut | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Region | Suffolk |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ubbeston parish |
| • coordinates | 52°09′18″N 0°44′10″E / 52.1551°N 0.7361°E |
| • elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Mouth | North Sea |
• coordinates | 52°14′14″N 1°37′43″E / 52.2373°N 1.6286°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Minsmere River is a river in the English county of Suffolk which flows into the North Sea at Minsmere. The river is formed from the River Yox at Yoxford before flowing through Middleton, Eastbridge and Minsmere. It flows to the south of Minsmere RSPB reserve helping to form many of the wetland habitats at the reserve.
The river valley was largely drained and used as agricultural land in the past. The original course of the river, the Minsmere Old River, runs to the north of the Minsmere New Cut, an artificial drainage channel built in 1812. This reaches the sea at Minsmere Sluice, a tidal sluice which discharges water from the channels into the sea.