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Drake's Leat, also known as Plymouth Leat, was a watercourse constructed in the late 16th century to tap the River Meavy[1] on Dartmoor, England, from which it ran 17.5 miles (28.2 km) in order to supply Plymouth with water.[2] It began at a point now under water at Burrator Reservoir, from which its path now emerges some 10m lower than the typical reservoir water level.[3] It was one of the first municipal water supplies in the country.
- ^ 50°28′26″N 4°04′37″W / 50.474°N 4.077°W River Meavy just upstream from Hoo Meavy
- ^ "Devonport Leat – project completed". dartmoorpreservation.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
To clarify: Plymouth Leat, built 1590-1591, ran for 17½ miles from a head weir on the River Meavy (now under Burrator Reservoir) to the sea at Millbay, Plymouth
- ^ 50°29′35″N 4°02′35″W / 50.493°N 4.043°W Emergence of Drakes Leat/ Plymouth Leat below Burrator Reservoir dam