Dorney Lake
Artificial lake in Buckinghamshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dorney Lake (also known as Eton College Rowing Centre, and as Eton Dorney as a 2012 Summer Olympics venue) is a purpose-built rowing lake and Meetings & Events Venue in England. It is near the village of Dorney, Buckinghamshire, and is around 3 km (2 miles) west of Windsor and Eton, close to the River Thames.
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Location | Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England |
Coordinates | 51.4933°N 0.6655°W / 51.4933; -0.6655 |
Type | Artificial lake, rowing lake |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Built | 2006 |
Max. length | 2.2 kilometres (1.4 miles) |
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The lake is privately owned and financed by Eton College, which spent £17 million developing it. Additional grants, totalling £500,000, were obtained from Sport England, UK Sport, the DCMS and SEEDA in order to build the lake's finish tower. The project was completed in 2006, after 10 years of construction.[1] The facilities are hired out for rowing, as well as for canoeing, Hospitality, dragon boating, and triathlon.