Leighton Reservoir Dam and Outflow
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Leighton Reservoir Dam and Outflow
Image: © G Laird Taken: 12 Oct 2017
Leighton Reservoir is about four miles west of Masham. Water from the reservoir is used to compensate for abstraction from the River Ure. The outflow at the near end is in this square but most of the dam is in the square to the south.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.206669
Longitude
-1.752059