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Haweswater Dam

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Haweswater Dam

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  • Location: Shap Rural, Eden, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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    August 2, 2022

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    Haweswater was a controversial construction as it flooded the pretty Mardale valley in 1929. It was built to provide water to north-west England but flooded two villages and a farming community. In exceptional drought the remains of some of the villages are still visible.

    September 4, 2020

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    84bn litres of water held by that Dam. Damn.
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    Location: Shap Rural, Eden, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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