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- Abberton_Reservoir volume "2.5721E7".
- Abberton_Reservoir abstract "Abberton Reservoir is an artificial body of water located close to the coast of Essex in the east of England. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Colchester near the village of Layer de la Haye. Its geographical coordinates are 51°49.2′N 00°51.6′E (grid reference TL976182). The reservoir is the fourth largest reservoir in England with an area of 4.9 square kilometres (1,200 acres).It is a large, shallow, freshwater storage reservoir and is the largest freshwater body in Essex.The reservoir contains around 25,000 megalitres (5.5×109 imp gal). It is a pumped storage reservoir. This means water is pumped from the rivers Chelmer, Blackwater and Stour to fill it, rather than simply relying on rainfall in the limited catchment area. The reservoir was formed by damming a shallow river valley.There are plans to increase the capacity of Abberton reservoir to 40,000 megalitres (8.8×109 imp gal) by raising its bank height.On its margins are found well-established plant communities that provide important opportunities for feeding, nesting and shelter. Abberton Reservoir is important as an autumn arrival area for waterbirds that then spend the winter elsewhere.It was designated a Special Protection Area on 5 December 1991 as a result of its over-wintering populations of Golden Plover, Gadwall, Shoveler and Teal and for its breeding population of cormorants. In addition there are significant numbers of Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing, Coot, Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Pintail, Wigeon and Great Crested Grebe.The Reservoir was used by the RAF's 617 Squadron ("The Dam Busters") for practice runs for the bombing of the German dams in the Ruhr during World War II. Wing Commander Guy Gibson, the leader of the raid, referred to it as "Colchester Lake" in his auto-biography Enemy Coast Ahead. The reservoir was similar in shape to that of the Eder Dam in Germany which was attacked after the Möhne Dam had been breached. The Layer Causeway, from which the photograph was taken, was used as a substitute for the Eder Dam. Military police closed the causeway whilst the practice runs took place. Lancaster bombers fitted with special bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis were used. The last practice flight to Abberton was a full dress rehearsal of the attack and took place on the night of May 14, 1943; the attack on the dams in Germany took place on the night of May 16, 1943.".
- Abberton_Reservoir areaTotal "4900000.0".
- Abberton_Reservoir depth "5.25".
- Abberton_Reservoir elevation "17.8".
- Abberton_Reservoir inflow River_Stour,_Suffolk.
- Abberton_Reservoir location Essex.
- Abberton_Reservoir thumbnail Abberton_080307.jpg?width=300.
- Abberton_Reservoir volume "2.5721E7".
- Abberton_Reservoir wikiPageExternalLink abberton_reservoir.
- Abberton_Reservoir wikiPageExternalLink Abberton_History_Brochure.pdf.
- Abberton_Reservoir wikiPageExternalLink abberton.htm.
- Abberton_Reservoir wikiPageID "1478825".
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- Abberton_Reservoir agency Essex_and_Suffolk_Water.
- Abberton_Reservoir dateBuilt "1939".
- Abberton_Reservoir elevation "17.8m".
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- Abberton_Reservoir inflow "pumped from River Stour".
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- Abberton_Reservoir location Essex.
- Abberton_Reservoir volume "2.5721E7".
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- Abberton_Reservoir subject Category:Ramsar_sites_in_England.
- Abberton_Reservoir subject Category:Reservoirs_in_Essex.
- Abberton_Reservoir subject Category:Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Essex.
- Abberton_Reservoir subject Category:Special_Protection_Areas_in_England.
- Abberton_Reservoir point "51.82 0.86".
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- Abberton_Reservoir type Wikidata:Q532.
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- Abberton_Reservoir comment "Abberton Reservoir is an artificial body of water located close to the coast of Essex in the east of England. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Colchester near the village of Layer de la Haye. Its geographical coordinates are 51°49.2′N 00°51.6′E (grid reference TL976182).".
- Abberton_Reservoir label "Abberton Reservoir".
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- Abberton_Reservoir lat "51.82".
- Abberton_Reservoir long "0.86".
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- Abberton_Reservoir name "Abberton Reservoir".