Waterfall on the edge of Burrator Reservoir
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Waterfall on the edge of Burrator Reservoir by Rod Allday as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Waterfall on the edge of Burrator Reservoir
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 9 Aug 2013
This is actually an overspill from the Devonport Leat which was constructed in the 1790s to carry fresh drinking water from the high ground of Dartmoor to the expanding dockyards at Devonpor.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
50.496428
Longitude
-4.045188