Pumping Station
Pumping Station
The pumping station, operated by the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board is situated at the junction of Claydyke Bank and the Boardsides (A1121). It was constructed in 1966 as part of a land improvement scheme and it controls the water leaving drains and dykes in an area of 3500ha bounded by the Skerth Drain and Kyme Eau to the north and River Witham to the east. Before the construction of the pumps, a gravity drainage system often left the lower fen areas of Amber Hill waterlogged and flooded.