- Litton Reservoirs
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lake_name = Litton Reservoirs
image_lake = Littonreslower.jpg
caption_lake = lower pond
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location =Somerset
coords = coord|51.29534|N|2.58941|W|type:waterbody_region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(ST590553)|display=inline,title
type =reservoirs
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basin_countries = United Kingdom
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area = convert|8|acre|abbr=on (Lower)
convert|16|acre|abbr=on (Upper)
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cities =Litton Reservoirs (also known as Coley Reservoirs) (gbmapping|ST590553) are two
reservoir s near the village of Litton,Somerset ,England . They are operated byBristol Water .They lie on the boundary between
Bath and North East Somerset andMendip districts.The individual
lake s are called Lower Litton and Upper Litton. The former is convert|8|acre|m2 in size, the latter 16 acres and much deeper.A public footpath goes around the lakes and across the dam. The banks are home to a variety of flowers including; Primroses ("Primula vulgaris"),
Common Bluebell ("Hyacinthoides non-scripta", sometimes "Endymion non-scriptus" or "Scilla non-scripta"), Wood anemone ("Anemone nemorosa"), Violets andCampion . ref|VileSeveral species of birds are frequent visitors including;
Moorhen ("Gallinula"),Coot ("Fulica"),Mallard ("Anas platyrhynchos"),Swan andTufted duck ("Aythya fuligula"). ref|VileFishing (under permit) is generally for rainbow ("Oncorhynchus mykiss", formerly "Salmo iridia") and
Brown trout ("Salmo trutta" morpha "fario" and "S. trutta" morpha "lacustris"). Fish breeding takes place in the netted area immediately below the upper dam is the site for fish breeding.Photographs
References
External links
* [http://eis.bris.ac.uk/~cckhrb/BW/bris_wa.htm Personal website of a Bristol Water employee]
* [http://www.chewvalleyfishing.co.uk/ Fishing Information for the Litton Reservoirs]
* [http://www.riverchew.co.uk/ River Chew web site]
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