River Wandle at Beddington

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River Wandle at Beddington

Image: © Peter Trimming Taken: 17 Mar 2009

There was an oil spillage, on 9th March 2009, which affected the River Wandle. I assume that the set-up, in this photograph, ensures that only clean water flows beyond this point. Certainly, there was a heavy smell of oil in this location, which was gone just 50 yards up river.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.371008
Longitude
-0.123869