Illustrated London News (15/Oct/1949) - The Reckoning for a Summer Record: England's Empty Reservoirs

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One of the many reservoirs throughout the country which have gradually emptied during the prolonged drought : the Blackmoorfoot Reservoir, which supplies Huddersfield and is now 34 ft. below the normal level and still dropping.

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