(Mark Passmore via SWNS)
By Lauren Beavis
Water levels at a reservoir have fallen so low they have exposed a 50-year-old bridge.
Wimbleball Lake has depleted so significantly the original Bessom Bridge has been uncovered.
The crossing was submerged when the valley was flooded in the late 1970s to create the reservoir.
(Mark Passmore via SWNS)
The Somerset waterway is currently sitting at just 28 percent of its capacity due to the intense heat the UK has experienced this summer - which has been the country's hottest ever recorded.
At its peak, Wimbleball can hold 21.3 billion liters of water.
The reservoir supplies fresh drinking water to around 300,000 homes and businesses in the Tiverton, Exeter and wider East Devon area.
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