Historic flood levels,River Lune.Waterworks Bridge.
N 54° 05.152 W 002° 42.736
30U E 518821 N 5993113
The River Lune,is crossed here by the Aqueduct bridge carrying water from Thirlmere in the lake district to the city of Manchester,carved into the stone work are Historical flood level markers.
Waymark Code: WM3GAY
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/02/2008
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Thirlmere lake in the lake district of Cumbria supplies Manchester with water,the water travels a distance of 95 miles,an takes 40 million gallons a day to the city.
There are no pumping stations on the whole of the 95 miles,the system works by gravity,the brilliantly engineered route closely follows a 500 feet contour.
The Water on it's way to Manchester crosses the river Lune here by a pipe bridge,named appropriately enough as "Waterworks bridge" the stone bridge is also a crossing for walkers,having a walkway along the top,and the flood markings can be found on the Southern end of the bridge,at the bottom of the steps.
Link to pic of bridge showing steps,also map.
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according to the markers the river has flooded 3 times to a significant height,the highest mark,dated 1903 shows the river to be about 8 feet above it's normal level.
More interesting facts about the Aqueduct and river here.
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