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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox body of water Hawkridge Reservoir is a reservoir near Spaxton, Somerset, England.

The inflow is from several streams in the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty including Peart Water, which continues below the reservoir in a northeast direction to Spaxton, where it enters the Ashford Reservoir. The distance between the two reservoirs is about Шаблон:Convert.[1] The Hawkridge Reservoir was built between 1960 and 1962,[2] to provide drinking water for Bridgwater which is Шаблон:Convert to the east. It has an area of Шаблон:Convert[3] and can hold up to 864 million litres of water.[4] The Шаблон:Convert long dam is Шаблон:Convert wide and Шаблон:Convert high. 30,000 cubic meters of concrete was used in its construction.[4]

Since opening the reservoir has become home to a range of animals including; invertebrates, wildfowl and amphibians.[4] It is used for angling with catches including Rainbow Trout.[3]

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