Abstract
Rutland Water, or Empingham Reservoir as it was initially known, came into being officially in May 1970 when Royal Assent was granted to the private Welland and Nene (Empingham Reservoir) and Mid-Northamptonshire Water Act. The end of the first stage in its existence came a decade later. By then, the completed reservoir had reached its top water level and the dam had been inspected; about half its design capacity was being used for water supply and it had received national acclaim for its recreational facilities and international status for its wildfowl populations.
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Harper, D.M. (1982). Introduction — Rutland Water 1970–1981. In: Harper, D.M., Bullock, J.A. (eds) Rutland Water — Decade of Change. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8006-8_1
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