Hawkridge Reservoir

Hawkridge Reservoir
Location Spaxton, Somerset, England
Primary inflows Peart Water
Primary outflows Cannington Brook
Built 1960
First flooded 1962
Surface area 32 acres (13 ha)
Water volume 864 million litres[1]

Hawkridge Reservoir is a reservoir near Spaxton, Somerset, England. The inflow is from several streams in the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty including Peart Water and water flows out into Cannington Brook,[2] which is dammed further downstream to make the Ashford Reservoir which was constructed in 1932.

The reservoir was built between 1960 and 1962,[3] to provide drinking water for Bridgwater which is 7 miles (11 km) to the east. It has an area of 32 acres (13 ha)[4] and can hold up to 864 million litres of water.[1] The 161 metres (528 ft) long dam is 24 metres (79 ft) wide and 27 metres (89 ft) high. 30,000 cubic meters of concrete was used in its construction.[1]

Since opening the reservoir has become home to a range of animals including; invertebrates, wildfowl and amphibians.[1] It is used for angling with catches including Rainbow Trout.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hawkridge Reservoir" (PDF). Quantock Online. http://www.quantockonline.co.uk/tourism_leisure/activities/walks/circularwalks/hawkridge_res.pdf. Retrieved 2010. 
  2. ^ "Cannington Brook". Somerset Rivers. http://www.somersetrivers.org/index.php?module=Content&func=view&pid=98. Retrieved 19 November 2010. 
  3. ^ Waite, Vincent (1964). Portrait of the Quantocks. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0709111584. 
  4. ^ a b "Hawkridge Reservoir". Wessex Water. http://www.wessexwater.co.uk/recreation/threecol.aspx?id=538&linkidentifier=id&itemid=538. Retrieved 19 November 2010. 

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