River Lily
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- River LilyHesperantha coccineaHesperantha coccinea is a flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to South Africa and Zimbabwe....
is also a common name of the lily species Hesperantha coccineaHesperantha coccineaHesperantha coccinea is a flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to South Africa and Zimbabwe....
as well as Crinum pedunculatumCrinum pedunculatumCrinum pedunculatum also known as the Swamp Lily, River Lily or Mangrove Lily, is a bulbous perennial found in stream and tidal areas of the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales, Australia as well as New Guinea and some Pacific Islands. It is unclear whether it is native or...
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River Lily is a small stream
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
that flows through Knutsford
Knutsford
Knutsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in North West England...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has been claimed that it is the smallest river in Europe. It enters Tatton Mere
Tatton (UK Parliament constituency)
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by running under an unmade road. Recently, this area has been the subject of local news reports due to flooding that has occurred on several occasions. Issues surrounding flood management strategies remain unresolved.