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D5440 - Chesterfield, Bolsover and Clowne Water Board - 1826-1959
- 6 - Reservoirs and Rainfall Observations - 1944-1964

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5440/6/1
Title	Reservoirs and Rainfall Observation Record Book for Linacre
Date	Apr 1944-Jan 1964
Description	Recording daily observations of levels at Linacre Reservoir, as well as rainfall at Whispering Well, Hunger Hill, Whaley Pumping Station and (between Jan 1949 and Dec 1962) Upper Linacre filters, and minimum and maximum temperature. With annual summaries. At back includes Mean Average Temperature 1941-1963, notes of statistics as early as 1870 (for example, greatest rainfall in 48 hours in 1886) and a glossary (rain day, wet day, rain spell, wet spell, absolute drought, partial drought, dry spell).
Extent	1 volume
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Chesterfield and Bolsover Water Board
Format	Document
Term	Weather
	Rain
	Reservoirs
	Temperature

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Place (click for further details)	Type
Linacre
Whispering Well

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