Sluice at the Downhill End
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Sluice at the Downhill End
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 22 Jul 2014
All these gravel pits follow the course of the River Windrush and so there is a natural gradient, in this case NW to SE. There is a flow through the lake system as there would be in a river, and levels are controlled by simple structures like this at the outfalls. For a rough idea of the gradient, the 75 metre contour passes the most northern lake, with a spot height of 66m at the south end. Not exact, but even a fall of 4 to 5 metres over around 4 km of lakes is more than enough to keep the water moving.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.738797
Longitude
-1.426465
