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There is a campsite and an outdoor activity centre offering watersports facilities at Stithians Lake, including sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, SUP and canoeing activities. Other activities include bird watching and fly fishing for trout.
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Work on the dam began on 19 July 1962, however work stopped shortly after due to excavations which revealed the site was over a large area of soft kaolinised
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were built to carry sections of roads that were flooded, one at the southern end and the other in the north western corner near the Golden Lion Inn.
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By the opening in 1967 the valley behind the dam was completely flooded, 274 acres of farmland and three country houses became submerged. Two
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The dam is 41.5 m high and 244 m wide. It was built at a total cost of £1,125,000 (£25,791,900 equivalent as of 2024).
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This article related to a lake in the United Kingdom is a
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situated just under a mile to the west of the village of
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Stithians Reservoir is located in Cornwall
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50°10′54″N 5°12′16″W / 50.18167°N 5.20444°W / 50.18167; -5.20444
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