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The reservoir receives large volumes of water from the East Mills intake (51°53'28.8"N 0°54'54.8"E) on the River Colne and the
Northern and Western Salary Brooks in the direct reservoir catchment of about 12 km. The River Colne's catchment area is approximately 256 km.
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Ardleigh reservoir to eventually create a new reservoir of 1.8 million cubic metres (64
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