Chard: Chard Reservoir
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Chard: Chard Reservoir
Image: © Martin Bodman Taken: 21 Aug 2011
The north-eastern end of the lake. It was originally created in 1839-1842 to provide power for a water turbine, to work the Chard Common Incline on the canal, linking the town with the Taunton-Bridgwater Canal. The canal was a latecomer and had a short life: it was abandoned in 1866. Since 1990, when the reservoir was given to the district council, it has been transformed into a Local Nature Reserve, popular with anglers
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Image Location
Latitude
50.887257
Longitude
-2.936388