Water Destinations in South East England, United Kingdom
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Staines Reservoirs
The Staines Reservoirs are two large pumped storage reservoirs sitting to the east of the King George VI Reservoir near Heathrow Airport in Surrey within the Colne Valley regional park. The village of Stanwell is mainly to the north east, and the town of Staines is to the south. Both adjoin, west, the A3044.
Ardingly Reservoir
Ardingly Reservoir is west of Ardingly in West Sussex. The southern end is a 74.5-hectare (184-acre) Local Nature Reserve owned and managed by South East Water. The reservoir feeds the River Ouse located in West Sussex, England 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Haywards Heath.
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Hanningfield Reservoir
Hanningfield Reservoir is a large 25,500-million-litre (900,000,000 ft3) pumped storage reservoir located between Billericay and Chelmsford in Essex. It has a surface area of 352 hectares (870 acres) and is owned and operated by Essex and Suffolk Water. The reservoir is part of a 402.9 ha (996 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake
The Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake is a rowing lake in the United Kingdom, named after the Olympic rowers Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent. The lake and its boathouse are specifically designed for training use, and provide training, medical, and scientific facilities for the GB rowing squad, and for Oxford University in preparation for the Boat Race. The lake is also used by crews from University College, Oxford and Oxford Brookes University.
South Shellness Beach
A beach in South East England.
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