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PROCEEDINGS COTTESWOLD CLUB 



1912 



by 1863. A third reservoir was commenced in 1868, and 

 completed in 1870. 



Storage capacity : No. i. 60,000,000 gallons 

 No. 2. 30,000,000 

 No. 3. 30,000,000 ,, 



Total = 120,000,000 gallons 



The gathering-ground has an extent of 1,500 acres and is 

 on the slopes of a bay-like hollow in the western face of the 



/. W. Gray, photo. 



Fig. 2. — View of the Witcombe Reservoirs 



Cotteswold Hills, some five miles to the east of the City. The 

 principal geological horizons from which the springs issue are 

 the same as those at Robins wood Hill. The minimum yield 

 of the springs is 150,000 gallons per day. 



Permanent hardness 

 Temporary 



6-3 degrees 



77 



Total = 14-0 degrees 



