Chard Reservoir
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Chard Reservoir by Derek Harper as part of the Geograph project.
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Chard Reservoir
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 21 Sep 2006
The former reservoir and some of the surrounding land is now a nature reserve. The reservoir was built in 1842 to provide water for the nearby Chard Canal, and so became redundant in 1868 when the canal closed.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.882935
Longitude
-2.9481