River Huntspill

River Huntspill
The Huntspill river crossed by a railway bridge and the M5 motorway
Location
Country	England
County	Somerset
Region	Somerset Levels
District	Sedgemoor
City	Street
Physical characteristics
Mouth	River 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)
Length	5 mi (8.0 km)

v t e River Huntspill
Legend
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.