The summit pound of the T & M is fed from:
1. Ground water from Goldenhill (Harecastle)
2. Rudyard Lake
3. Knypersley Reservoir
4. Stanley Pool
5. Water from the Macclesfield Canal via the Hall Green branch.
2, 3 & 4 above are via the Caldon Canal, which enters the T & M
at Etruria, immediately above Stoke top lock.
In the heyday of canal carrying the T & M was extremely busy. Which
is why the Cheshire Locks were duplicated. I presume water shortage
wasn't a big problem in those days because the company managed
to pay massive dividends to their shareholders for quite a few years.
Water levels at Rudyard looked OK for this time of year when I passed
on Saturday.
Phil