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MyGen Profile Generator MyGen Profile GeneratorRESERVOIR - Pronunciation: ..,,re-zÉ™-ËŒvwÃ¤r, -zÉ™r-, -ËŒvwoÌ‡r also -ËŒvoÌ‡i..
Function: noun
Etymology: French rÃ©servoir, from Middle French, from reserver
Date: 1690
DEF: a place where something is kept in store: as a: an artificial lake where water is collected and kept in quantity for use b: a part of an apparatus in which a liquid is held.
I like reservoirs. I've always liked reservoirs. They are the finest (largely) free day out in Britain. I'm going to chronicle my favourites here and link up with other like-minded souls and create an international network of reservoir fans though my RESERVOIR BLOGS.Alternatively ... it'll be me, Tom and some pictures of reservoirs. Pet Hate? Covered reservoirs. Sneaky bastards ... what are they trying to hide?

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People who dig this ... Bottoms Reservoir, Tintwistle, East Manchester. This is what happens when you release the vent from a series of reservoirs. Feel the power ...
Errwood Resrvoir near Buxton. Remember when you were a kid and you were scared that The Bad Man would come and get you? If he DID get you ...this is where he would drag you down to...
Chew Reservoir, high up in The Pennines between Stalybridge and Holmfirth. I walked up to it - unlike these lazy gits.
Ladybower Reservoir Spillway ... get your naughty children to stare into the hole. Then ask them to have a little think about their behaviour...
Talybont Reservoir, Breacon Beacons. A favourite among Welsh ravers ... hands in the air!

My Blog

Res-review Number Two - Kinder Reservoir.

What do I call it? ... Kinder Reservoir, Hayfield, Derbyshire (see pictures in photo section). It was built to control the River Sett and its bad habit of flooding Hayfield village. Where do I fi...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:19:00 GMT

Res-review Number One - Toddbrook, Whaley Bridge.

What do I call it? ... Toddbrook reservoir, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire (see pictures in photo section). Where do I find it? ...North west England. Turn off the A6 between Stockport and Buxton...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:57:00 GMT