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Over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, several reservoirs and dams were built in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England to supply drinking water to the rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands. With its deep valleys and high rainfall, Dartmoor was an inevitable location. New reservoirs continued construction even after the establishment of the National Park in 1951.

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rdfs:comment	Over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, several reservoirs and dams were built in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England to supply drinking water to the rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands. With its deep valleys and high rainfall, Dartmoor was an inevitable location. New reservoirs continued construction even after the establishment of the National Park in 1951. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Lists of buildings and structures in England Lists of dams River Okement Devon Devon County Council Devonport Leat Reservoir (water) River Avon, Devon River Meavy River Teign Dartmoor Ordnance Survey National Grid River Swincombe Lowland Devonport, Devon Time Team (series 18) Dartmoor National Park Authority Drake's Leat Drinking water Leat Dams Dartmoor Granite Hut circle Drinking water reservoirs in England Burrator Reservoir Reservoirs in Devon Plymouth Clapper bridge National parks of England and Wales World Geodetic System South Teign River
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has abstract	Over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, several reservoirs and dams were built in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England to supply drinking water to the rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands. With its deep valleys and high rainfall, Dartmoor was an inevitable location. New reservoirs continued construction even after the establishment of the National Park in 1951. Early schemes to use the moors as a source of drinking water involved the construction of water channels called leats. For example, Drake's Leat (completed 1591) took water to Plymouth and the Devonport Leat (1793) to the docks at Devonport. Rapid population growth of the seaside communities in the late 19th century and the birth of tourism required a significant improvement in quality and quantity of fresh water. The first Dartmoor reservoir (Tottiford) opened in 1861 and heralded a busy era of dam construction which continued through to 1907, by which time the Dartmoor area was the site of five reservoirs. Three more were to follow during the course of the mid to late 20th century. A fourth, in the valley of the River Swincombe was rejected by the advisory committee of the County Council. A few long-established Dartmoor farms had to be abandoned and disappeared under the water as a result. During years of drought, some ruins can once again become visible. At Fernworthy, for example, low water levels often reveal the remains of Fernworthy Farm and a small granite Clapper bridge which once crossed the South Teign River. At Avon dam, hut circles are visible at very low water levels. In 2011 an episode of Time Team was devoted to archaeological features discovered in the bed of Tottiford Reservoir. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Dartmoor reservoirs Brockhill Stream Avon Dam Reservoir Venford Dam Venford Reservoir Holne reservoir Meldon Dam Meldon dam
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