Dam at Spring Gardens
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Dam at Spring Gardens by Trevor Littlewood as part of the Geograph project.
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Dam at Spring Gardens
Image: © Trevor Littlewood Taken: 14 Jul 2013
The dam was constructed, ('opened' 15 April 2005), to reduce the risk of flooding from the River Gaunless across whose flow it was built. Flood water is allowed to collect behind the dam - to the right in the photograph - to be released later at a controlled rate. A wetland nature reserve has been created as part of the project.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.634163
Longitude
-1.742342