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Mardale
& Haweswater photo-gallery
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The
village of Mardale in the Lake District disappeared when the Haweswater
valley was flooded in 1935.
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Flooded
road
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It
was done to create a reservoir to provide for the water needs of
Manchester.
When
water levels are very low, the walls of the Mardale can still be
seen.
It
is usually only visible in long, dry summers but has reappeared
because of the recent lack of rain.
United
Utilities, which looks after Cumbria's water supplies, said the
region's reservoirs were about 53% full in October compared with
around 70% last year.
It
has urged customers to use their water wisely.
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The
Haweswater Dam
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The
Haweswater Dam was considered to be an engineering feat in its time.
It
measures 470 m long and 27.5 m high, and is built from 44 separate
buttressed units, joined together with flexible joints.
There
is also a 56 inch walkway along the top of the dam.
At
its maximum capacity the Haweswater reservoir can hold 18.6 billion
gallons of water - that's enough to give every one on the planet
three baths!
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