Water sports

NOTTINGHAM VISIT
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(Click on the picture to see it enlarged)	This picture was taken in a location where various types of water sports take place. There is a specially constructed concrete channel under the bridge. Water in great volume, rush at a high speed in this channel. Every 20 yards or so, barricades have been constructed with a depression in the middle to create mini- water falls about 1 feet deep. Due to the large amount of water and the speed, the water gush and swirl at the falling points. The competition is to punt upstream in a small plastic boat and climb over to the upward step. It’s not easy because the arms should be fast and strong to climb up against the rushing water. Most of the time, competitors are swept away by the swirling waters. Though there were about 20 participators when we were there, none of them succeeded in climbing!
	A magnificent lake called Rutland waters. It is located almost in the center of Rutland which was the smallest county in England before it was merged with Leister shire. 3000 acres in extent, the lake is considered to be the largest man-made lake in Europe.
Built in the 1970's to satisfy the rising demand for water from the developing towns of Northampton, Peterborough, Corby, Milton Keynes, Daventry and Wellingborough, the reservoir's storage capacity of 124,000 million litres (27,000 M galls) provides not only water for domestic and industrial consumption but also a water expanse offering tremendous recreation potential. Water is pumped into the reservoir from the River Nene at Wansford and the River Welland at Tinwell through 19.8Km, (12.3 miles) of pipelines and tunnels. The dam is constructed mainly from upper lias clay obtained from the land which was subsequently flooded. The crest of the dam is 1,200 metres long and 40 metres above the lowest section of the base, which is 870 metres in cross section. The reservoir's maximum depth is 34 metres (110 feet).

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