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Conserving the Devonshire Avon from source to sea

Devon Avon Group

AVON WATER AT A CRITICAL LEVEL

As a ‘spate’ river, the levels of water in the Avon can rise and fall dramatically in response to rainfall; an effect made even more acute by the construction of the Avon Dam in the early 1950s, which effectively shut off much of the water and gravel flow arising from...

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