Chat Moss - the drainage ditches are very deep:: OS grid SJ7196 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

SJ7196 : Chat Moss - the drainage ditches are very deep

near to Irlam, Salford, Great Britain

Chat Moss - the drainage ditches are very deep

My GPS made the height of the causeway about 26 metres above sea level.

The main level of the land is much lower. Each gathering of peat must lower the level further. The bottom of the ditch cannot be much above sea level.

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2012

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Grid Square: SJ7196, 10 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Ian Greig (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 13 April, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 14 April, 2012
Geographical Context: Lowlands Rivers, Streams, Drainage Lakes, Wetland, Bog Flat landscapes
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 7104 9641 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:27.8178N 2:26.2603W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SJ 71076 96365
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)