Rutland Water

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Rutland Water is a reservoir, an artificial lake, in Rutland, England, east of Rutland's county town, Oakham. It is filled by pumping from the River Nene and River Welland, and provides water to the East Midlands. By surface area it is the largest artificial reservoir in the United Kingdom, but its capacity is exceeded by that of Kielder Water in Northumberland. Its maximum depth is 33 m (108 ft). Set in 3,100 acres (1,300 hectares) of countryside, it has a 23-mile-perimeter (37 km) track (17 mi or 27 km excluding Hambleton Peninsula) for walking or cycling. Since the water is drawn upon when needed, the relative areas of land and water vary a little, but the flatter parts of the lake margin are enclosed by banks so that the wetland nature reserve is maintained (grid reference SK886073). A 6 sq. mi. (1,555 hectare) area of lake and shore is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, and a Nature Conservation Review site. An area of 5¼ sq. mi, (1,333 hectares) is an internationally...

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