Rutland Water Rutland Water Rutland Water is Anglian Water's drinking water reservoir in the county of Rutland, England, to the east of the county town, Oakham. It was known as Empingham Reservoir during its construction and until its official opening in 1976. The centre of its dam is at British national grid reference . It is filled by pumping water from the River Nene and River Welland and provides water to the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. It is one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe. By surface area it is the largest reservoir in England, but by capacity
Fayette County, West Virginia County. Fayette County was home to a disastrous mine explosion at Red Ash in March 1900, in which 46 miners were killed. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water. Plum Orchard Lake, a reservoir southwest of Oak Hill, is the second largest lake in West Virginia. As of the census of 2000, there were 47,579 people, 18,945 households, and 13,128 families residing in the county. The population density was 72 people per square mile (28/km²). There were 21,616 housing units at an average density of