"Alan Gardiner" wrote in message
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Rutland Water appeared to be nearly full, last Sunday.

Check out the difference between reservoirs, which are generally
reasonably full, and aquifers, which aren't full. Much of our water
supplies comes from the latter and we need a wet spring to top them
up.

Alf King

A good test of groundwater levels around here is where the River Ver
starts
to have water in it. Last winter it was flowing from Markyate which is
close
to the 'official' source. Currently it is dry until it reaches Redbourn
golf
course which is about 2 miles to the south so the replenishment of the
groundwater levels has some way to go. I am sure this test could be
applied
to many chalk streams.

Alan

This brings back memories of when I taught at Markyate. I went to the
pumping station at the source of the Ver to arrange for a school visit so we
could follow it to the Thames and then the sea. I also remember when there
was too much water in the Ver and the old pipes were too small for the flow
after a storm and some houses had floods of back-washed effluent three feet
up their lounge walls. But I digress!

Dave.

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