25 September2021 Haweswater Reservoir, Near Penrith Cumbria. Around Manchester, and in the Pennines levels are healthy, but Haweswater and Thirlmere, which were built by Manchester Waterworks in1935 and 1896 only have around 30% left, with Thirlmere being over 8 Metres below full level Haweswater is vast, and the level has dropped, until the remains of Mardale village that was destroyed during construction can now be seen,This is the 5th warmest Summer on record, and I'm told this is the driest in the Lake District for 130 years with the area having become a busy tourist owners
25 September2021 Haweswater Reservoir, Near Penrith Cumbria. Around Manchester, and in the Pennines levels are healthy, but Haweswater and Thirlmere, which were built by Manchester Waterworks in1935 and 1896 only have around 30% left, with Thirlmere being over 8 Metres below full level Haweswater is vast, and the level has dropped, until the remains of Mardale village that was destroyed during construction can now be seen,This is the 5th warmest Summer on record, and I'm told this is the driest in the Lake District for 130 years with the area having become a busy tourist owners, United Utilities have been frantically emailing customers to cut water use, especially as Haweswater supplies the most water in the area, especially to Manchester via over miles of pipes. *** Local Caption ***
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