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The amount of water held in England’s reservoirs stood at just 65% of total capacity at the end of last month – the lowest level for that point in the calendar year since 1995.
Reservoirs accounting for 90% storage [ edit ] This list contains 273 individual reservoirs, which amount to approximately 90% of total reservoir storage in the United Kingdom, sourced from the Environmental Information Data Centre.
The Tottiford, Kennick, and Trenchford Reservoirs are three man-made, connected fresh water reservoirs near Hennock, Devon. They form three of the eight reservoirs built within the Dartmoor National Park , and were built to serve the water needs of Torquay , [ 1 ] around 13 miles (21 km) away.
Taff Fawr reservoirs- a chain of three reservoirs supplying the Rhondda and Taff valley and Cardiff with water Beacons Reservoir; Cantref Reservoir; also see Llwyn-on Reservoir in Merthyr Tydfil; Taff Fechan reservoirs - a chain of four reservoirs also supplying the Taff valley and Cardiff with water Upper Neuadd Reservoir; Lower Neuadd Reservoir
In winter, when the flow in the River Medway exceeds 275 million litres per day, river water is pumped to the reservoir for storage. There is an outlined plan to raise the water level by a further three metres with intentions of increasing the yield by up to 30% to help with the growing water demand in Southeast England.
Draycote Water is an artificial reservoir, which supplies water to southern and eastern Warwickshire, in particular Rugby (via Barby Storage Reservoir [1]) and Coventry. [2] Owned and managed by Severn Trent Water , [ 3 ] it is located just to the south of the M45 motorway in the hamlet of Draycote , which is close to Dunchurch . [ 4 ]
Pitsford Water or Pitsford Reservoir is a 413 hectare reservoir and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Brixworth in Northamptonshire. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is owned by Anglian Water , which manages it as a water park for walking, cycling, fishing, sailing and birdwatching. [ 3 ]
Worthington Reservoir Dam between Worthington and Arley reservoirs. Worthington Lakes is a series of three reservoirs in the north of the borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester (from south to north: Worthington, Arley and Adlington) close to nearby Standish, off the A5106 Wigan to Chorley road in the north-west of England. They were constructed ...