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Wildlife & Conservation - Statistics

Chew Lake Statistics
Area covered:	1200 acres (480 hectares)
Perimeter:	10 miles (16 km)
Length:	2 1/4 miles (3.6 km)
Average depth:	14 feet (4.3m)
Deepest point:	37 feet (11.3)
Capacity:	20460 mega litres (mega litre = 1 million litres) 4,500 million gallons
Main catchment area:	14,500 acres (5800 hectares)
Dam length:	¼ mile (400m)
Dam construction:	154,000 cubic yards of material Puddle clay core wall
Maximum height of dam:	42 ft (12.8m)
Width at base:	313 ft (95.4m)
Width at top:	20 ft (6.1m)

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Registered Office: PO Box 218, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 7AU