Grafham Water: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
VisualWikitext
imported>CoolieCoolster
m Adjusted convert template formatting to avoid accidental replacement (via WP:JWB)
 
imported>InternetArchiveBot
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5) (LeapTorchGear - 24256
 
Line 27: Line 27:
}}
}}
[[File:cmglee_Grafham_Water_dam_tower.jpg|thumb|left|Grafham Water dam and aeration tower]]
[[File:cmglee_Grafham_Water_dam_tower.jpg|thumb|left|Grafham Water dam and aeration tower]]
'''Grafham Water''' is an {{convert|806.3|ha|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI) north of [[Perry, Cambridgeshire|Perry, Huntingdonshire]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wikishire.co.uk/map/#Grafham+Water@52.302,-0.32/centre=52.302,-0.320/zoom=11|title=Great Britain and Ireland - interactive county map|website=wikishire.co.uk}}</ref> It was designated an SSSI in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002330&SiteName=grafham&countyCode=&responsiblePerson= |title=Designated Sites View: Grafham Water  | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date =  7 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002330%27 |title=Map of Grafham Water|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=  7 December 2016}}</ref> It is a [[reservoir (water)|reservoir]] with a circumference of about {{convert|10|mi|km|order=flip|abbr=on}}, is {{convert|21|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep at maximum,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ealit:3129/OBJ/20000051.pdf|title=NRA Ferric Dosing of Grafham Water|access-date=9 August 2019}}</ref> and is the [[List of reservoirs in England and Wales by volume|eighth largest]] reservoir in England by volume and the third largest by area at {{convert|1550|acre|km2|2|abbr=on|order=flip}}. An area of {{convert|114|ha|abbr=on}} at the western end is a nature reserve managed by the [[Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire]].<ref name=WTBCN>{{cite web|url=  http://www.wildlifebcn.org/reserves/grafham-water |title=  Grafham Water  |publisher= Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |access-date=  7 December 2016}}</ref>
'''Grafham Water''' is an {{convert|806.3|ha|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI) north of [[Perry, Cambridgeshire|Perry, Huntingdonshire]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wikishire.co.uk/map/#Grafham+Water@52.302,-0.32/centre=52.302,-0.320/zoom=11|title=Great Britain and Ireland - interactive county map|website=wikishire.co.uk}}</ref> It was designated an SSSI in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002330&SiteName=grafham&countyCode=&responsiblePerson= |title=Designated Sites View: Grafham Water  | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date =  7 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002330%27 |title=Map of Grafham Water|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=  7 December 2016}}</ref> It is a [[reservoir (water)|reservoir]] with a circumference of about {{convert|10|mi|km|order=flip|abbr=on}}, is {{convert|21|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep at maximum,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ealit:3129/OBJ/20000051.pdf|title=NRA Ferric Dosing of Grafham Water|access-date=9 August 2019|archive-date=9 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809230203/http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ealit:3129/OBJ/20000051.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is the [[List of reservoirs in England and Wales by volume|eighth largest]] reservoir in England by volume and the third largest by area at {{convert|1550|acre|km2|2|abbr=on|order=flip}}. An area of {{convert|114|ha|abbr=on}} at the western end is a nature reserve managed by the [[Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire]].<ref name=WTBCN>{{cite web|url=  http://www.wildlifebcn.org/reserves/grafham-water |title=  Grafham Water  |publisher= Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |access-date=  7 December 2016}}</ref>


The lake was created by building an earth and concrete [[dam]], constructed by [[W. & C. French]] in 1965,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buckdenroundabout.info/Buckden_book/index.html#190|title=Buckden: A Huntingdonshire Village|page=154| access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref> and water is extracted and processed at an adjacent [[Anglian Water]] [[Water purification|treatment plant]] before being piped away as [[drinking water]]. It was shown from the air, before it opened, in '[[Look at Life (film series)]]' ' 1965 episode, 'Will Taps Run Dry ?', narrated by [[Tim Turner]].
The lake was created by building an earth and concrete [[dam]], constructed by [[W. & C. French]] in 1965,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buckdenroundabout.info/Buckden_book/index.html#190|title=Buckden: A Huntingdonshire Village|page=154| access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref> and water is extracted and processed at an adjacent [[Anglian Water]] [[Water purification|treatment plant]] before being piped away as [[drinking water]]. It was shown from the air, before it opened, in '[[Look at Life (film series)]]' ' 1965 episode, 'Will Taps Run Dry ?', narrated by [[Tim Turner]].

Latest revision as of 02:51, 28 June 2025

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Infobox body of water tracking".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

File:Cmglee Grafham Water dam tower.jpg
Grafham Water dam and aeration tower

Grafham Water is an Template:Convert biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) north of Perry, Huntingdonshire.[1] It was designated an SSSI in 1986.[2][3] It is a reservoir with a circumference of about Template:Convert, is Template:Convert deep at maximum,[4] and is the eighth largest reservoir in England by volume and the third largest by area at Template:Convert. An area of Template:Convert at the western end is a nature reserve managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[5]

The lake was created by building an earth and concrete dam, constructed by W. & C. French in 1965,[6] and water is extracted and processed at an adjacent Anglian Water treatment plant before being piped away as drinking water. It was shown from the air, before it opened, in 'Look at Life (film series)' ' 1965 episode, 'Will Taps Run Dry ?', narrated by Tim Turner.

The reservoir was immediately colonised by wildlife and a nature reserve was created at the western side of the reservoir.[5] The nature reserve contains semi-natural ancient (at least 400 years old) woodlands and more recent plantation woodlands, grasslands and wetland habitats such as reedbeds, willow and open water.[7] The reservoir has nationally important numbers of wintering great crested grebes, tufted ducks and coots, and of moulting mute swans in late summer. A pond has a population of the nationally uncommon warty newt.[8]

Water is obtained by pumping water from the River Great Ouse nearby. There are two pumping stations associated with the reservoir. One is located just behind the dam, the other at Offord Cluny alongside the River Great Ouse. At times of high potential flood risk, Grafham Water treatment works can increase the amount of water it takes up to maximum capacity to help reduce the risk of flooding along the river.

As of January 2011, it was the only site in England, and the first in the UK, to harbour the invasive killer shrimp (Dikerogammarus villosus).[9][10]

Grafham Water is popular for a range of leisure activities including sailing, fly fishing and cycling. In 2019, a live-action gaming centre, Rumble Live Action Gaming, was opened in the woodland arenas on the edge of the reservoir. [11]

Template:Wide image

See also

References

  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

External links

Template:Commons category-inline

Template:SSSIs Cambridgeshire Template:Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Template:Authority control

Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Grafham_Water&oldid=2034899"