Rudyard Lake #1 - Rudyard, Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Poole/Freeman
N 53° 07.321 W 002° 04.460
30U E 561945 N 5886244
A lucky 7 of 8 waymarks with a tally of 16 located at Rudyard Lake near Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
Waymark Code: WM15JHX
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/13/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 3
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Rudyard Lake was created between 1797 and 1800 as a reservoir to feed the local Caldon and Trent and Mersey canals. It became a popular local pleasure resort from 1849 onwards with the opening of the North Staffordshire Railway, which ran along the lakeside.

The reservoir is two and a half miles long and covers 163 hectares and was fed by the Dingle Brook and the Rad Brook (the latter being diverted south at Ryecroft Gate (in Rushton) specifically for this purpose. The branch canal to Leek was then completed with a 2½-mile long feeder channel connecting the two, and the new network opened in March 1801. The dam is located at the south end of the lake and incorporates a ‘spillway’ which determines the maximum level of the water in the lake. The flow of water to the Caldon canal is controlled by valves in the two housings at the west end of the dam. Source: visit link

This lucky 7 is centred at the dam and includes the following waymarks.

    4. Culture > Outside Wooden Display Carvings > WMWQ02 > Tightrope Walker Sculpture
    5. Entertainment > Official Local Tourism Attractions > WMWQD3 > Rudyard Lake
    8. Monuments > Made for the Millennium > WMWPDH > Millennium Stone
    9. Nature > Public Access Lands > WMY412 > Rudyard Lake
    10. Oddities > Satellite Imagery Oddities > WM15JEH > Rudyard Lake Dam
    12. Signs > 'You Are Here' Maps > WMWREJ > The Dam, Rudyard Lake
    13. Structures > Water Dams > WMWPYZ > Rudyard Lake Dam
    14. Technology > Machines > Coin-Op Binoculars > WMWP6X > MONO at Rudyard Lake
Department Number, Category Name, and Waymark Code:
    4. Culture > Outside Wooden Display Carvings > WMWQ02
    5. Entertainment > Official Local Tourism Attractions > WMWQD3
    8. Monuments > Made for the Millennium > WMWPDH
    9. Nature > Public Access Lands > WMY412
    10. Oddities > Satellite Imagery Oddities > WM15JEH
    12. Signs > 'You Are Here' Maps > WMWREJ
    13. Structures > Water Dams > WMWPYZ
    14. Technology > Machines > Coin-Op Binoculars > WMWP6X


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Tally: 16

Reused Waymarks: no

Did you have fun while doing this waymark?: yes
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Mike_bjm visited Rudyard Lake #1 - Rudyard, Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, UK 01/15/2022 Mike_bjm visited it