River Cary

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name = River Cary
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country = England
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state = Somerset
state_type = County
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region = Somerset Levels
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city = Somerton
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source_name = Park Pond
source_location = Castle Cary
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source_state = Somerset
source_country = England
source_lat_d = 51
source_lat_m = 05
source_lat_s = 12
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source_long_d = 2
source_long_m = 30
source_long_s = 49
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mouth_name = River Parrett
mouth_location = Dunball
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mouth_state = Somerset
mouth_country = England
mouth_lat_d = 51
mouth_lat_m = 09
mouth_lat_s = 40
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mouth_long_d = 2
mouth_long_m = 59
mouth_long_s = 18
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The River Cary is a river in Somerset, England.

The River Cary has its source at Park Pond in Castle Cary, and then flows southwest through Cary Moor to Babcary, where there is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Babcary Meadows and Cary Fitzpaine. It then flows northwest through Charlton Mackrell to the north of Somerton. Here the river channel has been straightened and drains the surrounding wetland as it heads north to Kings Sedge Moor. The Cary passes through King's Sedgemoor continuing west across the moors south of the Polden Hills. At Henley it joins the artificial channels of the Sutton Moor Rhyne and the King's Sedgemoor Drain, both of which drain the wetland. Much of the water is now diverted into King's Sedgemoor Drain, which continues across the moors to join the estuary of the River Parrett at Dunball. [cite web |url=http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/cultureheritage/heritage/info/somersetlandscape/somersettopographyrivers2.cfm |title=Somerset Topography: Rivers |accessdate=2007-11-22 |format= |work=Somerset County Council ]

In 1995 a major pollution incident occurred when lindane and mercury seed dressing were poured down a drain which leads into the river near Somerton. [cite web |url=http://www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/Issue/Pn30/pn30p3.htm |title=Dumped lindane costs dear |accessdate=2007-11-22 |format= |work=PAN ]

The river was the site of a study to examine the use of strategically placed floodplain woodland to alleviate downstream flooding. [cite journal |last=Thomas |first=H |authorlink= |coauthors=T. R. Nisbet |year=2007 |month= |title=An assessment of the impact of floodplain woodland on flood flows |journal=Water and Environment Journal |volume=21 |issue=2 |pages=114–126 |doi=10.1111/j.1747-6593.2006.00056.x |url=http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2006.00056.x |accessdate= 2007-11-22 |quote= ]

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