Digley Reservoir

United Kingdom / England / Meltham /
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Digley Reservoir
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Coordinates:   53°33'35"N   1°50'21"W

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  • Previously named the Bilberry Reservoir, it collapsed at 1:00 AM on Feb. 5Th 1852, killing 81 people and wiped out the local economy. See, http://www.huddersfield1.co.uk/huddersfield/holmfirthflood/, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmfirth_Floods.
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