Stannon Lake
The lake in the pit of the former china clay quarry at Stannon is now used as part of the public water supply by South West Water. A floating pump reaches out a short distance from the shore into clear water. The amount of water drawn from the lake is restricted to only dropping the water level by a few metres to avoid collapses of the steep lake banks which would stir up sediment and make the water unusable for a period of time. However, the wet surrounding moorland is able to replenish the water in the pit at several million litres per day.
Mentioned in walks
- Rough Tor and Brown Willy (5.2 mile walk)
- Stannon Moor prehistoric relics (3.9 mile walk)
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The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
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