| Dorney Lake | |
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| Location | Buckinghamshire |
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| Lake type | artificial lake, rowing |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Dorney Lake is a purpose built rowing lake in the United Kingdom. Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It is located at grid reference SU929779 in the small village of Dorney and near the towns of Windsor and Eton. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Dorney is a Village and Civil parish within South Bucks district in the English county of Buckinghamshire, near Slough and Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. Eton is a Town in Berkshire, England, lying on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and connected to it by Windsor The lake is privately owned and financed by Eton College who have spent £17 million developing it and no public money has been used. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Although it is primarily for use by the school, the facilities are made available to the rowing community (as well as for canoeing, dragon boat and triathlon training). Canoeing is the activity of paddling a Canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip Sport, or transportation. A dragon boat or "dragonboat" is a very long and narrow human-powered Boat now used in the team Paddling sport of dragon boat A triathlon is an endurance sports event consisting of Swimming, cycling and Running over various distances
The lake will be used as the 2012 Summer Olympic venue for rowing and canoe/kayak flatwater. The 2012 Summer Olympic venues are mostly located in the host city of London, though some other events require facilities located elsewhere This article discusses flatwater racing (sprint and marathon racing, competitive forms of Canoeing and Kayaking on more or less flat water This will involve enhancing the existing facilities to include 20,000 seats, most of which will be temporary.
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Recent and forthcoming events
Dorney Lake has been chosen to host the following international rowing events:
- Rowing World Cup 2005 (26 May - 28 May)
- Coupe de la Jeunesse 2005 (29 July – 31 July)
- World Rowing Championships 2006 (20 August – 27 August)
- Junior World Rowing Championships 2011 (3 August – 6 August)
- 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 (27 July – 12 August) - (Rowing 28 July - 4 August, then canoeing)
Lake specifications
- Stillwater, with consistent water conditions
- 2,000 m straight length for racing
- 8 rowing lanes, each 13. The Rowing World Cup is an International rowing competition organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling The Coupe de la Jeunesse, also know as the Junior European Rowing Championships, is an international rowing Regatta rowed over 2000 m every year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently The World Rowing Championships is an International rowing Regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan The World Rowing Junior Championships is an International rowing Regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. 5 m wide
- Minimum water depth of 3. 5 m
- A return channel for boat movements to the start, separated from the main lake by an island
These follow the FISA rules for a Category A rowing lake. The Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron, or FISA for short is the International Rowing Federation which is the governing body for
See also
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Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Eton Racing Boats (commonly referred to as ERB is a manufacturer of racing boats for rowing, based in Eton, United Kingdom. Summerleaze Footbridge is a footbridge across the River Thames in England linking Dorney, Buckinghamshire and Bray Berkshire, and is locatedDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic