After a rainy period including Storm Claudia, which followed us home from our windsurfing trip to Tenerife, we've finally got enough water back in the reservoir for windsurfing and other sports! It's enough for all foiling, but be mindful of the former village access road which crosses from slipway to dam. This may still be slightly shallow for foils, so stay West (right) of that strip until you/we are sure.
The gauge by the valve tower now shows the water level to be 2.55 metres below full - that's up more than 2 metres in just over a fortnight! And it's still flowing in at quite a rate. Let's hope the cold spell is short lived so we can get the benefit soon!
Of course, what this also means is there's limited opportunity to help us clear the remaining trees from the headland. If you're thinking of getting involved then best get in touch and come soon!
There's still a curved floating pontoon attached to the valve tower. This was for pumping for water supply when the reservoir was very low. United Utilities have work scheduled elsewhere week commencing 17th November, so the pontoon will be removed during week commencing 24th November. UU have also cleared out a drain at the foot of Brown Wardle (hill to West of reservoir) in an effort to intercept more rainfall runoff and channel it into Watergrove.
You can also see intrepid paddleboarders Fred and Mark in 2 of the photos below - just 5C on the day I took these!
