Weaver Navigation, Winsford Flash
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Weaver Navigation, Winsford Flash by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Weaver Navigation, Winsford Flash
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 9 May 2023
The flash was formed from the mid-nineteenth century onwards due to subsidence caused by brine extraction. The flash, as seen today, was completed by 1887 where three brine streams converged and subsidence caused more than 100 acres of land to be flooded.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.190054
Longitude
-2.517343