Highwoods Lake
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Highwoods Lake by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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Highwoods Lake
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 29 May 2006
This lake is used to control the water level in the meadows down stream holding excess water thus preventing flooding. This type of flood control is known as a balancing Lake
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Image Location
Latitude
51.907651
Longitude
0.911365