Grafham Water
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| Grafham Water | |
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| Location | Cambridgeshire |
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| Lake type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Grafham Water (TL 150 680) is a reservoir between the villages of Grafham and Perry in the English county of Cambridgeshire (Huntingdonshire District).
The water is retained by an earth dam built in 1965 and is extracted and processed at an adjacent Anglian Water treatment plant before being piped away as drinking water.
The reservoir was immediately colonised by wildlife and a nature reserve surrounding the western side of the reservoir was soon created to help maintain and enhance the site's potential.[1] The nature reserve contains semi-natural ancient (at least 400 years old) woodlands and more recent plantation woodlands, grasslands and wetland habitats such as reedbeds, willow and open water.[2]
Grafham water is popular for a range of leisure activities including boating and fly fishing.
| Grafham Water | |
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| Location | Huntingdonshire, UK |
| Area | 1,500 acres (6.07 km²) |
| Volume | 50,000,000 m³ |
| Owners | Anglian Water |
| Nature Reserve Managers | The Wildlife Trust |
| SSSI Ref | 1002739 |
[edit] References
- ^ Wildlife Trust: Grafham Water
- ^ Nick Bingham, Andrew Blowers, Christopher Belshaw (2003). Contested Environments. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 0470850000.
[edit] External links
Nature Reserve & Wildlife
Activities at Grafham Water
