Chew Stoke : Chew Valley Lake
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Chew Stoke : Chew Valley Lake by Lewis Clarke as part of the Geograph project.
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Chew Stoke : Chew Valley Lake
Image: © Lewis Clarke Taken: 29 Jun 2020
The area the lake covers was once rich farmland. Farms and houses had to be removed before the land was flooded, and old roads, hedgerows and tree stumps can reappear when dry summers cause the level of the lake to drop.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.350299
Longitude
-2.620987