List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
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Buckinghamshire
- Foxcote Reservoir, north of BuckinghamBuckinghamBuckingham is a town situated in north Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. The town has a population of 11,572 ,...
- Weston Turville Reservoir, between Weston TurvilleWeston TurvilleWeston Turville is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about a mile and a half south east of Aylesbury and the parish is bisected across the top by Akeman Street....
and WendoverWendoverWendover is a market town that sits at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. It is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district...
Cheshire
- Bosley ReservoirBosley ReservoirBosley Reservoir is a large reservoir created to feed the Macclesfield Canal system, specifically the 12 Bosley locks. It is fed from the surrounding hills, including Bosley Cloud which rises to 1,125 feet ....
, BosleyBosleyBosley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 406. The village is on the A523 road about six miles south of Macclesfield... - Lamaload ReservoirLamaload ReservoirLamaload Reservoir is a reservoir near Rainow, Cheshire, England . It lies in the South West Peak within the Peak District National Park, to the west of the Goyt Valley, and is fed by the River Dean. It serves Macclesfield, which lies to its west...
, east of MacclesfieldMacclesfieldMacclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688... - Ridgegate Reservoir and Trentabank ReservoirTrentabank ReservoirTrentabank Reservoir is located within Macclesfield Forest, partly in the Peak District National Park in England, and is home to rich unimproved uplands and grasslands...
, south-east of MacclesfieldMacclesfieldMacclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688... - Sutton Reservoir, south of MacclesfieldMacclesfieldMacclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688...
Cornwall
- Argal and College Reservoirs, FalmouthFalmouth, CornwallFalmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,635.Falmouth is the terminus of the A39, which begins some 200 miles away in Bath, Somerset....
- Boscathnoe Reservoir, PenzancePenzancePenzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
- Bussow Reservoir, St IvesSt Ives, CornwallSt Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial...
- Cargenwen Reservoir
- Colliford LakeColliford LakeColliford Lake is a reservoir on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Covering more than , it is the second largest lake in Cornwall, after The Loe...
, Bodmin MoorBodmin MoorBodmin Moor is a granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in size, and originally dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history.... - Crowdy ReservoirCrowdy ReservoirCrowdy Reservoir is located on Bodmin Moor near Camelford in north Cornwall. It supplies water to the North Cornwall water distribution network via treatment at the Lowermoor Water Treatment Works. It is fed by run-off and drainage from surrounding moorland....
, Bodmin MoorBodmin MoorBodmin Moor is a granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in size, and originally dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history.... - Drift ReservoirDrift ReservoirDrift Reservoir is a reservoir in Cornwall, UK, just north of Drift village, southwest of Penzance. The reservoir is approximately a mile long. It has a large dam at its southern end, and at the northern end, splits into a northwestern and a northeastern arm...
, PenzancePenzancePenzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London... - Porth ReservoirPorth ReservoirPorth reservoir is a reservoir in Cornwall, England, most of which is in the parish of Colan. The concrete dam was completed in 1960, and the lake has a net capacity of approximately 113,000,000 gallons ....
, NewquayNewquayNewquay is a town, civil parish, seaside resort and fishing port in Cornwall, England. It is situated on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall approximately west of Bodmin and north of Truro.... - Siblyback Lake, Bodmin MoorBodmin MoorBodmin Moor is a granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in size, and originally dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history....
- Stithians ReservoirStithians ReservoirStithians Reservoir is a reservoir situated just under a mile to the west of the village of Stithians, Cornwall, UK.-History:Work on the dam began on 19 July 1962, however work stopped shortly after due to excavations which revealed the site was over over a large area of soft kaolinised granite,...
- Tamar LakesBude CanalThe Bude Canal was a canal built to serve the hilly hinterland in the Devon and Cornwall border territory in the United Kingdom, chiefly to bring lime-bearing sand for agricultural fertiliser. The Bude Canal system was one of the most unusual in Britain....
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County Durham
- Balderhead ReservoirBalderhead ReservoirBalderhead Reservoir is a reservoir in Baldersdale, County Durham, England. It is one of a chain of three reservoirs on the River Balder, a tributary of the River Tees, which it joins at Cotherstone, about 5 miles to the east....
- Blackton ReservoirBlackton ReservoirBlackton Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Baldersdale, about 4 miles west of Cotherstone, where the River Balder joins the River Tees.It is owned by Northumbrian Water and supplies water for Teesdale....
- Burnhope ReservoirBurnhope ReservoirBurnhope Reservoir is a reservoir above the village of Wearhead, County Durham.The reservoir was created by the construction of an earth embankment dam across the valley of Burnhope Burn, a tributary of the River Wear, 1 km above Wearhead...
- Derwent ReservoirDerwent Reservoir, North East EnglandDerwent Reservoir is a reservoir on the River Derwent, on the border between County Durham and Northumberland, in England. It is west of Consett....
- Grassholme ReservoirGrassholme ReservoirGrassholme Reservoir is a large reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in the Lune Valley which is a side valley of the River Tees, about 2 miles south of Middleton-in-Teesdale. It supplies water for Teesdale and Teeside and is owned by Northumbrian Water. Its main recreational use is...
- Hisehope ReservoirHisehope ReservoirHisehope Reservoir is the smallest of a group of three reservoirs located on Muggleswick Common, County Durham, the others being Waskerley and Smiddy Shaw Reservoirs.The reservoir was completed 1906, and is owned and operated by Northumbrian Water...
- Hurworth Burn Reservoir
- Hury ReservoirHury ReservoirHury Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England situated in a dale called Baldersdale. The reservoir is located about four miles south of Middleton-in-Teesdale and about three miles west of Cotherstone. It supplies water for Teesdale and is owned by Northumbrian Water. It gets its name...
- Selset ReservoirSelset ReservoirSelset Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in the Lune Valley which is a side valley of the River Tees, about 5 miles west of Middleton-in-Teesdale. It supplies water for Teesdale and is owned by Northumbrian Water. It was built in 1960 and its main use is...
- Smiddy Shaw ReservoirSmiddy Shaw ReservoirSmiddy Shaw Reservoir is one of a group of three reservoirs located on Muggleswick Common, County Durham, the others being Waskerley and Hisehope Reservoirs.The reservoir, which was completed by 1872, is owned and operated by Northumbrian Water...
- Turnstall Reservoir
- Waskerley ReservoirWaskerley ReservoirWaskerley Reservoir is the largest of a group of three reservoirs located on Muggleswick Common, County Durham, the others being Smiddy Shaw and Hisehope Reservoirs....
Cumbria
- Baystone Bank, north of MillomMillomMillom is a town and civil parish on the estuary of the River Duddon in the southwest of Cumbria, England. The name is Cumbrian dialect for "At the mills". The town is accessible both by rail and an A class road...
- Borrans Reservoir, north of Windermere (town)Windermere (town)Windermere is a town and civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 8,245. It lies about half a mile away from the lake, Windermere...
- Chapelhouse Reservoir, south-east of UldaleUldaleUldale is a small village in Cumbria, England.It is about five miles from Caldbeck, two miles from Ireby with which it forms the civil parish of Ireby and Uldale and Aughertree, 11 miles from Wigton and 12 miles from Cockermouth....
- Cow Green ReservoirCow Green ReservoirCow Green Reservoir, is a water reservoir long built between 1967 and 1971 to supply the industries of Teesside in England..The reservoir acts as a river regulation reservoir releasing water into the River Tees during dry conditions so that it can be abstracted further downstream...
east of Dufton Fell - Dubbs Reservoir, north of Windermere (town)Windermere (town)Windermere is a town and civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 8,245. It lies about half a mile away from the lake, Windermere...
- Ennerdale WaterEnnerdale WaterEnnerdale Water is the most westerly lake in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is a glacial lake, with a maximum depth of 45 metres , and at 700 to 1,500 metres wide and 3.9 kilometres is one of the smallest lakes in the area...
- Fisher Tarn east of KendalKendalKendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...
- Harlock Reservoir, Pennington Reservoir, Poaka Beck Reservoir west of the town of UlverstonUlverstonUlverston is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in north-west England. Historically part of Lancashire, the town is located in the Furness area, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay....
- Haweswater ReservoirHaweswater ReservoirHaweswater is a reservoir in the English Lake District, built in the valley of Mardale in the county of Cumbria. The controversial construction of the Haweswater dam started in 1929, after Parliament passed an Act giving the Manchester Corporation permission to build the reservoir to supply water...
- HayeswaterHayeswaterHayeswater is a small lake within the Lake District of Cumbria, England.The lake is situated about a mile SE of the hamlet of Hartsop in the Patterdale Valley. It nestles between The Knott to its west and Gray Crag to the east and it is at an altitude of almost 1,400 feet . The lake is natural...
- Kentmere ReservoirKentmere ReservoirKentmere Reservoir is a water storage facility situated in the Kentmere valley in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located 10.5 km north-northeast of the town of Windermere...
- Killington Reservoir
- Meadley Reservoir, by Flat Fell, Ennerdale, Cumbria
- Simpson Ground Reservoir, east of Newby BridgeNewby BridgeNewby Bridge is a small hamlet in the Lake District, Cumbria, although historically it was in Lancashire.Newby Bridge is located several miles west of Grange-over-Sands and is on the River Leven, close to the southern end of Windermere...
- ThirlmereThirlmereThirlmere is a reservoir in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria and the English Lake District. It runs roughly south to north, with a dam at the northern end, and is bordered on the eastern side by the A591 road and on the western side by a minor road....
- Wet Sleddale ReservoirWet Sleddale ReservoirWet Sleddale Reservoir is an artificial reservoir set amongst the Shap Fells south of the village of Shap in Cumbria, England and lies just within the boundary of the Lake District National Park. The triangular shaped reservoir, which can store 2,300 million litres of water, was created by the...
Derbyshire
- Carsington WaterCarsington ReservoirCarsington Water is a reservoir operated by Severn Trent Water in Derbyshire, England. The reservoir takes water from the River Derwent at Ambergate during winter months, pumping up to the reservoir by long tunnels and aqueduct. Water is released back into the river during summer months for water...
- Errwood ReservoirErrwood ReservoirErrwood Reservoir is located in the Peak District National Park, within the county of Derbyshire and very close to the boundary with Cheshire. The reservoir was the second of two reservoirs built in the Goyt Valley, the other one being Fernilee Reservoir...
- Fernilee ReservoirFernilee ReservoirFernilee Reservoir is located in the Peak District National Park, within the county of Derbyshire and very close to the boundary with Cheshire. The reservoir was the first of two reservoirs built in the Goyt Valley; the other one being Errwood Reservoir. It was constructed by the Stockport Water...
- Foremark ReservoirForemark ReservoirForemark Reservoir is a reservoir in South Derbyshire owned by Severn Trent which is also a nature reserve open to the public for walking, fishing, bird watching and horse riding. It is supplied from water from the River Dove and it was constructed in the 1970s. The reservoir is accessible from...
- Hurst ReservoirHurst ReservoirHurst Reservoir is a reservoir near Glossop, north Derbyshire. In 1837, 50 local millowners and gentleman, known as the "Glossop Commissioners", obtained an Act of Parliament to construct the Glossop Reservoirs. Hurst Reservoir was on the Hurst Brook and Mossy Lea Reservoir was to take water from...
- Mossy Lea ReservoirMossy Lea ReservoirMossy Lea Reservoir is a reservoir near Glossop, north Derbyshire. In 1837, 50 local millowners and gentleman, known as the "Glossop Commissioners", obtained an Act of Parliament to construct the Glossop Reservoirs. Hurst Reservoir was on the Hurst Brook and Mossy Lea Reservoir was to take water...
- Ogston ReservoirOgston ReservoirOgston Reservoir is a reservoir operated by Severn Trent Water in Derbyshire. It is near the villages of Brackenfield, Ashover and Clay Cross....
- Staunton Harold ReservoirStaunton Harold ReservoirStaunton Harold Reservoir is a large reservoir under the management of Severn Trent Water, located between Melbourne and Ticknall in Derbyshire, England...
- Upper Derwent ValleyUpper Derwent ValleyThe Upper Derwent Valley is an area of the Peak District National Park in England. It largely lies in Derbyshire, but its north eastern area lies in Sheffield, South Yorkshire...
- Ladybower ReservoirLadybower ReservoirLadybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. The River Ashop flows into the reservoir from the west; the River Derwent flows south, initially through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir, and finally through Ladybower...
- Derwent ReservoirDerwent Reservoir, DerbyshireDerwent Reservoir is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley in the north east of Derbyshire, England. It lies approximately from Glossop and from Sheffield. The River Derwent flows first through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir and finally through Ladybower Reservoir...
with BirchinleeBirchinleeBirchinlee is the site of "Tin Town", a village built by the Derwent Valley Water Board for the workers who constructed the Derwent and Howden Dams between 1902 and 1916. Most of the workers had previously been engaged in the construction, in Wales, of the Elan Valley Reservoirs where the... - Howden ReservoirHowden ReservoirThe Howden Reservoir is a Y-shaped reservoir, top one of the three in the Upper Derwent Valley, England. The western half of the reservoir lies in Derbyshire, whereas the eastern half is in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The county border runs through the middle of the reservoir, following the...
- Ladybower Reservoir
- Longdendale ChainLongdendale ChainThe Longdendale Chain is a sequence of six reservoirs on the River Etherow in the valley of Longdendale, in northern Derbyshire. They were constructed between 1848 and 1884 to a design by John Frederick Bateman to supply the growing population of Manchester and Salford with fresh water.The top...
of reservoirs- Arnfield ReservoirArnfield ReservoirArnfield Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed in 1854 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. Unlike the other reservoirs in the chain, Arnfield and Hollingworth Reservoir are...
- Hollingworth ReservoirHollingworth ReservoirHollingworth Reservoir is a former reservoir near Hollingworth, north Derbyshire. It was constructed in 1854 as part of the Longdendale Chain, but was abandoned in 1987 and now forms part of the Swallows Wood nature reserve.- See also :...
now drained and a nature reserve - Bottoms ReservoirBottoms Reservoir, DerbyshireBottoms Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed between 1865 and 1877, by John Frederick Bateman as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester...
- Valehouse ReservoirValehouse ReservoirValehouse Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was built between 1865 and 1869 as part of the Longdendale chain, which was built to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester while maintaining a constant flow into the river...
- Rhodeswood ReservoirRhodeswood ReservoirRhodeswood Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between 1849 and June 1855 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester...
- Torside ReservoirTorside ReservoirTorside Reservoir is the largest man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between April 1849 and July 1864 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.The Manchester...
- Woodhead ReservoirWoodhead ReservoirWoodhead reservoir is a man-made lake near the hamlet of Woodhead in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between 1847 and June 1877 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester...
- Arnfield Reservoir
- Swineshaw Reservoir (Derbyshire)Swineshaw Reservoir (Derbyshire)For the reservoirs near Stalybridge, in Tameside, Greater Manchester known as Higher Swineshaw Reservoir and Lower Swineshaw Reservoir see Reservoirs in Greater ManchesterSwineshaw Reservoir is a reservoir near Glossop, north Derbyshire...
- Upper Swineshaw Reservoir (Derbyshire)Swineshaw Reservoir (Derbyshire)For the reservoirs near Stalybridge, in Tameside, Greater Manchester known as Higher Swineshaw Reservoir and Lower Swineshaw Reservoir see Reservoirs in Greater ManchesterSwineshaw Reservoir is a reservoir near Glossop, north Derbyshire...
Devon
- Avon Dam ReservoirDartmoor reservoirsOver the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, a number of reservoirs and dams were built in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England to supply drinking water to the rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands. With its deep valleys and high rainfall, Dartmoor was an...
- Burrator ReservoirDartmoor reservoirsOver the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, a number of reservoirs and dams were built in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England to supply drinking water to the rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands. With its deep valleys and high rainfall, Dartmoor was an...
- Challacombe Reservoir
- Darracott Reservoir
- Fernworthy ReservoirDartmoor reservoirsOver the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, a number of reservoirs and dams were built in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England to supply drinking water to the rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands. With its deep valleys and high rainfall, Dartmoor was an...
- Gammaton Reservoirs
- Holywell Reservoir
- Jennetts Reservoir
- Kennick ReservoirDartmoor reservoirsOver the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, a number of reservoirs and dams were built in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England to supply drinking water to the rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands. With its deep valleys and high rainfall, Dartmoor was an...
- Melbury Reservoir
- Meldon ReservoirDartmoor reservoirsOver the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, a number of reservoirs and dams were built in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England to supply drinking water to the rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands. With its deep valleys and high rainfall, Dartmoor was an...
- Roadford LakeRoadford LakeRoadford Lake, also known as Roadford Reservoir is a man-made reservoir fed by the River Wolf. It is located to the north-east of Broadwoodwidger in West Devon, eight miles east of Launceston. It is the largest area of fresh water in the southwest of England. Operated by South West Water, it...
- Slade Reservoir
- Tottiford ReservoirDartmoor reservoirsOver the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, a number of reservoirs and dams were built in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England to supply drinking water to the rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands. With its deep valleys and high rainfall, Dartmoor was an...
- Trenchford ReservoirDartmoor reservoirsOver the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, a number of reservoirs and dams were built in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England to supply drinking water to the rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands. With its deep valleys and high rainfall, Dartmoor was an...
- Venford ReservoirDartmoor reservoirsOver the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, a number of reservoirs and dams were built in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England to supply drinking water to the rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands. With its deep valleys and high rainfall, Dartmoor was an...
- Wistlandpound ReservoirWistlandpound ReservoirWistlandpound Reservoir is a reservoir in Devon, England owned by South West Water.Completed in 1956, the earth embankment reservoir holds up to 1,550 megalitres and covers an area of 40 acres ....
Greater Manchester
- Bolton:
- Belmont ReservoirBelmont ReservoirBelmont Reservoir is a reservoir north of the small moorland village of Belmont, Lancashire, England fed by the Belmont Brook. It was built in 1826 by the Bolton Waterworks to supply water to the rapidly expanding town of Bolton. Belmont was once a thriving industrial centre for stone quarrying...
- High Rid ReservoirHigh Rid ReservoirHigh Rid Reservoir is a small, stone-sided reservoir close to Lostock Junction. It lies three miles to the west of Bolton town centre, Greater Manchester.- Public Uses :...
- Rumworth Lodge ReservoirRumworth Lodge ReservoirRumworth Lodge Reservoir is a large shallow reservoir in the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It is located to the West of Bolton's A58 – Beaumont Road, and to the South-East of Lostock railway station. The water from the reservoir is not used for drinking water, despite being labelled a reservoir...
- Ward's ReservoirWard's ReservoirWard's Reservoir , known locally as the Blue Lagoon, is a small reservoir close to the village of Belmont, Lancashire, England. It is in the West Pennine Moors north of Bolton in Greater Manchester....
- Belmont Reservoir
- ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
:- Gorton ReservoirsGorton ReservoirsGorton Reservoirs are two reservoirs on the boundary of Tameside and Manchester in the North West of England. They are Gorton Upper Reservoir and Gorton Lower Reservoir. The upper and lower sections are separated by a road supported by a stone bridge consisting of a series of arches. They are owned...
- Heaton Park ReservoirHeaton Park ReservoirHeaton Park Reservoir is a granite sided reservoir in the North-West of England, on the border between the City of Manchester and Bury and is owned by United Utilities, and can be found within the grounds of Heaton Park...
- Manchester, Bolton and Bury ReservoirManchester, Bolton and Bury reservoirThe Manchester Bury & Bolton Reservoir commonly called Elton Reservoir is a reservoir situated off the A58 Bolton Road, Greater Manchester about 3 km south west of the town of Bury...
- Gorton Reservoirs
- OldhamOldhamOldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
:- Ashworth Moor ReservoirAshworth Moor ReservoirAshworth Moor Reservoir is an upland water supply reservoir amongst the Pennines in Greater Manchester, England close to the A680 road between Rochdale and Edenfield. It is south of Scout Moor Wind Farm....
- Besom Hill Reservoir
- Black Moss Reservoir
- Brownhouse Wham Reservoir
- Brushes Clough ReservoirBrushes Clough ReservoirBrushes Clough Reservoir is on Crompton Moor in Shaw and Crompton, Greater Manchester, England. It was created in the 19th century by the damming of Leornardin Brook. The outlet of the reservoir flows through Brushes Clough to merge with Old Brook, a tributary of the River Beal....
- Castleshaw Reservoir
- Chew Reservoir
- Crook Gate Reservoir
- Diggle Reservoir
- Dovestones ReservoirDovestones ReservoirDovestone Reservoir is a reservoir situated in a valley above the village of Greenfield, in Saddleworth,Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Situated within the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the edge of the Peak District national park in the Pennines...
- Dowry Reservoir
- Greenfield ReservoirGreenfield ReservoirGreenfield Reservoir is a reservoir in the English Peak District....
- Greenbooth Reservoir
- Hamer Pasture Reservoir
- New Years Bridge Reservoir
- Readycon Dean Reservoir
- Strinesdale ReservoirStrinesdale ReservoirStrinesdale is a reservoir situated on the A62 between Oldham and Delph in Greater Manchester, England. The town of Rochdale is to the north and the town of Oldham to the south....
- Yeoman Hey ReservoirYeoman Hey ReservoirYeoman Hey Reservoir is a reservoir in the English Peak District. On its margin is a commemorative stone laid by the King of Tonga in 1981....
- Ashworth Moor Reservoir
- RochdaleRochdaleRochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...
:- Ashworth Moor ReservoirAshworth Moor ReservoirAshworth Moor Reservoir is an upland water supply reservoir amongst the Pennines in Greater Manchester, England close to the A680 road between Rochdale and Edenfield. It is south of Scout Moor Wind Farm....
- Blackstone Edge ReservoirBlackstone Edge ReservoirBlackstone Edge Reservoir is a reservoir in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is close to Blackstone Edge and the border with Calderdale, West Yorkshire....
- Chelburn Reservoir
- Greenbooth Reservoir
- Hanging Lees ReservoirHanging Lees ReservoirHanging Lees Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Piethorne Valley in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England. It is situated between Rooden and Piethorne Reservoirs....
- Hollingworth LakeHollingworth LakeHollingworth Lake is a reservoir in the Hollingworth area of Littleborough — part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Also known as the Weaver's Seaport, Hollingworth Lake was originally built as the main water source for the Rochdale Canal, but forms part of...
- Kitcliffe ReservoirKitcliffe ReservoirKitcliffe Reservoir is a reservoir in Piethorne Valley in between Ogden and Piethorne Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England....
- Light Hazzles Reservoir
- Lower Chelburn Reservoir
- Naden Reservoirs (Higher, Middle and Lower)
- Norman Hill ReservoirNorman Hill ReservoirNorman Hill Reservoir is a reservoir in the Piethorne Valley in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England....
- Ogden ReservoirOgden Reservoir (Greater Manchester)Ogden Reservoir is a reservoir in the Piethorne Valley, close to Milnrow and Newhey in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England.-History:...
- Piethorne ReservoirPiethorne ReservoirPiethorne Reservoir is the largest of several reservoirs in the Piethorne Valley above Milnrow, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1866....
- Rooden ReservoirRooden ReservoirRooden Reservoir is a reservoir in the Piethorne Valley in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England. It is close to Denshaw in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham....
- Watergrove ReservoirWatergrove ReservoirWatergrove Reservoir is a reservoir close to Wardle in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England.Rochdale Corporation chose Watergrove as a suitable site to build a large reservoir largely to a prolonged drought in the 1930s, resulting in water regularly being bought...
- Ashworth Moor Reservoir
- TamesideTamesideThe Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and spans the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Its western...
:- Audenshaw ReservoirsAudenshaw ReservoirsThe Audenshaw Reservoirs were constructed between 1877 and 1882 by Manchester Corporation. They are located in the townships of Audenshaw and Denton, Greater Manchester, in northern England. Their construction was overseen by John Frederick Bateman. Part of the original village of Audenshaw was...
- Brushes Reservoir
- Denton Reservoirs
- Godley ReservoirGodley ReservoirThe Godley Reservoir is a reservoir in Hyde, Greater Manchester in England. It was completed in 1851, as a critical part of the Longdendale Chain project that brought fresh water to Manchester....
- Higher Swineshaw Reservoir
- Lower Swineshaw Reservoir
- Swineshaw Reservoirs
- Walkerwood Reservoir
- Audenshaw Reservoirs
- WiganWiganWigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...
:- Worthington LakesWorthington LakesWorthington Lakes is a series of three reservoirs situated near to Standish between Wigan and Chorley. They were constructed in the early 1880s to provide the water demands of the rapidly industrialising North west of Britain....
- Worthington Lakes
Lancashire
- Anglezarke ReservoirAnglezarke ReservoirAnglezarke Reservoir is the largest reservoir in the Rivington chain to the west of Anglezarke in Lancashire, England. Anglezarke Reservoir has three embankments, the longest, the Charnock Embankment is 777 metres long and 9.45 metres high, the Knowsley Embankment is 219.5 metres long and 14...
- Belmont ReservoirBelmont ReservoirBelmont Reservoir is a reservoir north of the small moorland village of Belmont, Lancashire, England fed by the Belmont Brook. It was built in 1826 by the Bolton Waterworks to supply water to the rapidly expanding town of Bolton. Belmont was once a thriving industrial centre for stone quarrying...
- Black Moss ReservoirsBlack Moss ReservoirsUpper and Lower Black Moss Reservoirs are reservoirs close to the village of Barley, in the Borough of Pendle, close to the market town of Burnley, England. They should not be confused with Black Moss Reservoir in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The reservoirs provide drinking water to Nelson when...
- Calf Hey Reservoir
- Cowm Reservoir
- Delph Reservoir
- Dingle ReservoirDingle ReservoirDingle Reservoir is an artificial, low alkalinity, shallow reservoir near to the town of Egerton, Greater Manchester. The reservoir itself is a little under 400 metres from the border between Lancashire and Greater Manchester, bring found on the Lancashire side....
- Holden Wood Reservoir
- Jumbles ReservoirJumbles ReservoirThe Jumbles Reservoir is a heavily modified, high alkalinity, shallow reservoir in North West England. It lies in Jumbles Country Park, in the valley of Bradshaw Brook, partly in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, and partly in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire...
- Lower Rivington ReservoirLower Rivington ReservoirLower Rivington Reservoir is at the end of the Rivington chain of reservoirs, with Upper Rivington Reservoir to the north, and Rivington Water Treatment Works to the south....
- Lower Roddlesworth ReservoirLower Roddlesworth ReservoirLower Roddlesworth Reservoir is a reservoir on the River Roddlesworth close to Abbey Village in Lancashire.The reservoir is close to Upper Roddlesworth Reservoir and Rake Brook Reservoir, situated within thick forest....
- Lower Ogden ReservoirLower Ogden ReservoirLower Ogden Reservoir is a reservoir close to Haslingden Grane, half a mile to the west of the village of Barley, in the Borough of Pendle. It supplies drinking water to the town of Nelson....
- Rake Brook ReservoirRake Brook ReservoirRake Brook Reservoir is a reservoir fed by two streams, including the eponymous Rake Brook, a tributary of the River Roddlesworth in Lancashire.The reservoir is adjacent to the two Roddlesworth Reservoirs....
- Spring Mill Reservoir
- Springs Reservoir
- Turton and Entwistle ReservoirTurton and Entwistle ReservoirTurton and Entwistle Reservoir is a water reservoir in the town of Edgworth, Lancashire. The reservoir's existence is due to the Entwistle Dam. When constructed in 1832 the Entwistle Dam was the highest in Britain; it rises 108 feet from the base...
- Upper Rivington ReservoirUpper Rivington ReservoirUpper Rivington Reservoir is situated centrally in the Rivington chain of reservoirs, on the West Pennine Moors in Lancashire, England between Rivington and Anglezarke. The engineer for the Rivington reservoirs was Thomas Hawksley and construction took place between 1852 and 1857...
- Upper Roddlesworth ReservoirUpper Roddlesworth ReservoirUpper Roddlesworth Reservoir is a reservoir on the River Roddlesworth near Abbey Village in Lancashire.The reservoir is close to Lower Roddlesworth Reservoir and Rake Brook Reservoir and sits within dense woodland....
- Wayoh ReservoirWayoh ReservoirWayoh Reservoir is a water reservoir in the town of Edgworth, Lancashire, England. It was completed on 28 April 1876 to supply water to Bolton. Wayoh, together with the Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, make up 50% of Bolton's drinking water....
- Yarrow ReservoirYarrow ReservoirYarrow Reservoir - named after the River Yarrow - is a reservoir in the Rivington chain in Anglezarke, Lancashire, England, and has a storage capacity second to Anglezarke Reservoir...
Leicestershire
- Blackbrook ReservoirBlackbrook ReservoirBlackbrook Reservoir is a large body of water near Shepshed, Leicestershire, in England. The reservoir was constructed in 1796 in order to feed the Charnwood Forest Canal, which has long since vanished. The first dam constructed was an earthworks one, and this failed on February 20 of 1799...
- Eyebrook ReservoirEyebrook ReservoirEyebrook Reservoir is a reservoir in the East Midlands of England. It straddles the border of Leicestershire and Rutland . It is located about 6 km northwest of Corby in Northamptonshire. Nearby villages are Stoke Dry, to the north, and Caldecott, to the south and near the dam.The reservoir...
(Corby) - Cropston ReservoirCropston ReservoirCropston Reservoir lies in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. The dam and associated water works are in Cropston, while the bulk of the reservoir is in the neighbouring Newtown Linford parish. It was opened in May 1871 in a corner of Bradgate Park, a large expanse of open land just...
- Knipton Reservoir
- Nanpantan ReservoirNanpantan ReservoirNanpantan Reservoir is a reservoir in Leicestershire, near Nanpantan. It provides drinking water for Loughborough. Owned by Tom Cusack of Bedfordshire....
- Saddington Reservoir
- Staunton Harold ReservoirStaunton Harold ReservoirStaunton Harold Reservoir is a large reservoir under the management of Severn Trent Water, located between Melbourne and Ticknall in Derbyshire, England...
- Swithland ReservoirSwithland ReservoirSwithland Reservoir is a reservoir in the English county of Leicestershire. It is north-east of the village of Swithland from which it takes its name, north-west of Rothley and approximately 133 metres south-west of Mountsorrel Quarry. The dam is at the north end and is crossed by Kinchley Lane...
- Thornton ReservoirThornton ReservoirThornton Reservoir is a small reservoir situated in the National Forest near the village of Thornton in Leicestershire. It has a surface area of and a perimeter of . It was originally built in 1854 when it had its own treatment works which were situated to the south of the current dam...
London
- Brent ReservoirBrent ReservoirThe Brent Reservoir is a reservoir which straddles the boundary between the London boroughs of Brent and Barnet and is owned by British Waterways...
(also known as the Welsh Harp) - Stoke Newington West Reservoir
The following reservoirs form the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain
Lee Valley Reservoir Chain
The Lee Valley Reservoir Chain is located in the Lee Valley, and comprises 13 reservoirs that supply drinking water to London.- Reservoirs :The following waters are located in the London Borough of Enfield and are known collectively as the Chingford Reservoirs, which are a Site of Special...
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- King George's ReservoirKing George V ReservoirThe King George V Reservoir, also known as King George's Reservoir, is located in the London Borough of Enfield and is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain that supplies London with drinking water...
, London Borough of EnfieldLondon Borough of EnfieldThe London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest...
(also known as King George V Reservoir) - William Girling ReservoirWilliam Girling ReservoirThe William Girling Reservoir is located in the London Borough of Enfield and is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain that supplies London with drinking water. It is named after William Girling OBE, a chairman of the Metropolitan Water Board . The reservoir and the nearby King George V Reservoir...
, London Borough of EnfieldLondon Borough of EnfieldThe London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest... - Banbury ReservoirBanbury ReservoirBanbury Reservoir is located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest at Walthamstow. It is one of the storage reservoirs in the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain. The reservoir is owned by Thames Water.- History:...
, London Borough of Waltham ForestLondon Borough of Waltham ForestThe London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city... - Lockwood ReservoirLockwood ReservoirLockwood Reservoir is located in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is one of the ten Walthamstow Reservoirs, which are part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain...
, London Borough of Waltham ForestLondon Borough of Waltham ForestThe London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city... - High Maynard ReservoirHigh Maynard ReservoirHigh Maynard Reservoir is located in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The storage reservoir is one of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain and supplies drinking water to London.- History :...
, London Borough of Waltham ForestLondon Borough of Waltham ForestThe London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city... - Low Maynard ReservoirLow Maynard ReservoirLow Maynard Reservoir is located in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The storage reservoir is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain and supplies drinking water to London.- History:...
, London Borough of Waltham ForestLondon Borough of Waltham ForestThe London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city... - Walthamstow ReservoirsWalthamstow ReservoirsThe Walthamstow Reservoirs are located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest at Walthamstow. They form part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain which supplies drinking water to London, and are owned and managed by Thames Water....
, London Borough of Waltham ForestLondon Borough of Waltham ForestThe London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city...
, five linked numbered reservoirs - East Warwick ReservoirEast Warwick ReservoirEast Warwick Reservoir is located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest at Walthamstow. The storage reservoir is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain and supplies drinking water to London...
, London Borough of Waltham ForestLondon Borough of Waltham ForestThe London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city... - West Warwick ReservoirWest Warwick ReservoirWest Warwick Reservoir is located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest at Walthamstow. The storage reservoir is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain, which supplies drinking water to London...
, London Borough of Waltham ForestLondon Borough of Waltham ForestThe London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city...
Northamptonshire
- Boddington Reservoir, a canal supply reservoir between ByfieldByfield, NorthamptonshireByfield is a village and civil parish forming part of the Daventry district in Northamptonshire, England.- History :Byfield, with Westhorp, was mentioned in the Domesday Book. It has been close to many of the important events in history. During the Wars of the Roses, in 1469 the battle of Edgecote...
and Upper BoddingtonUpper BoddingtonUpper Boddington is a village situated in the South Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England. It is in the parish of Boddington along with the smaller village of Lower Boddington.... - CransleyCransleyCransley is a civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It contains the village of Great Cransley but Little Cransley is in the adjacent parish of Broughton. At the time of the 2001 census, Cransley parish had 283 inhabitants....
Reservoir (Kettering) - Daventry Reservoir in Daventry Country ParkDaventry Country ParkDaventry Country Park is a country park located on the north-eastern outskirts of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England. It is managed by Daventry District Council, and covers 140 acres ....
- Drayton ReservoirDrayton ReservoirDrayton Reservoir is a reservoir in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England. The reservoir is accessible from the A361 near the northern edge of Daventry. Drayton Reservoir is a feeder reservoir for the Grand Union Canal. When water is required for the canal the water level at Drayton can drop by...
(Daventry) - HollowellHollowellHollowell is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population, including the nearby hamlet of Teeton, was 353 people.-Geography:...
reservoir - NasebyNasebyNaseby is a small village in the District of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England.The village is 14 mi north of Northampton, 13.3 mi northeast of Daventry, and 7 mi south of Market Harborough. It is 2.4 mi from Junction 2 of the A14 road, giving it access to the national road system...
Reservoir - Pitsford WaterPitsford WaterPitsford Water is a reservoir in Northamptonshire, England. The reservoir was built in 1956 to supply the town of Northampton, which is about 6 miles to the south. The water is the third-largest in the United Kingdom, with a surface area of 2.85 square miles. Operated by Anglian Water, the...
- RavensthorpeRavensthorpe, NorthamptonshireRavensthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. The village lies approximately midway between Northampton and Rugby. The M1 motorway is six miles west and the nearest railway station is at Long Buckby...
Reservoir - Stanford ReservoirStanford ReservoirStanford Reservoir is a drinking water reservoir on the River Avon, England. It lies on the county boundary between Leicestershire and Northamptonshire near the village of Stanford-on-Avon....
, between Stanford-on-AvonStanford-on-AvonStanford-on-Avon is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanford in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire, England. It lies next to the River Avon which here forms the county boundary between Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. On the Leicestershire side of the river is the historic house of...
and South KilworthSouth KilworthSouth Kilworth is a village and civil parish in the southern part of Leicestershire, England, south of North Kilworth. The parish has a population of 430, according to the 2001 Census, and is part of the district of Harborough.-History:... - SulbySulby Reservoir (Northamptonshire)Sulby Reservoir is in the English county of Northamptonshire.Sulby Reservoir is the higher of a pair of reservoirs owned by British Waterways - the other being Welford Reservoir - that provide water to the summit level of the Grand Union Canal by way of the navigable Welford Arm....
and Welford ReservoirWelford ReservoirWelford Reservoir is in the English county of Northamptonshire.Welford Reservoir is the lower of a pair of reservoirs owned by British Waterways - the other being Sulby Reservoir - that provide water to the summit level of the Grand Union Canal by way of the navigable Welford Arm....
s - Sywell ReservoirSywell ReservoirSywell Country Park exists on the site of a former drinking water reservoir near the village of Sywell in East Northamptonshire, England.The reservoir was built at the turn of the 20th century to supply water to the Higham Ferrers and Rushden areas. It operated between 1906 and 1979 and is now a...
- Thorpe MalsorThorpe MalsorThorpe Malsor is a village and civil parish west of Kettering.The Church of England parish church of All Saints was built late in the 13th and early in the 14th centuries. In 1877 the Gothic Revival architect C.C. Rolfe restored the church, with Harry Hems of Exeter undertaking the carving...
Reservoir (Kettering)
Northumberland
- Bakethin ReservoirBakethin ReservoirBakethin Reservoir is a reservoir immediately upstream of Kielder Water, in Northumberland, England, close to the border with Scotland. It is fed by the River North Tyne and lies southeast of Kielder village....
- Catcleugh ReservoirCatcleugh ReservoirCatcleugh Reservoir is a reservoir in Northumberland, England adjacent to the A68 road; just north of Byrness; and to the south of the border with Scotland.-History:...
- Colt Crag ReservoirColt Crag ReservoirColt Crag Reservoir is a relatively shallow reservoir in Northumberland, England adjacent to the A68 road, and north of Corbridge. The A68 road at this point runs along the course of Dere Street, a Roman road.-History:...
- FontburnFontburnFontburn is a drinking water reservoir situated northwest of the market town of Morpeth in Northumberland, England.-History:The reservoir was built at the end of the 19th century to provide drinking water for parts of southeast Northumberland....
- Hallington ReservoirsHallington ReservoirsHallington Reservoirs are located near the small village of Colwell, Northumberland, England on the B6342 road off the A68 road, and north of Corbridge...
- Little Swinburn Reservoir
- Kielder WaterKielder WaterKielder Water is a large artificial reservoir in Northumberland in North East England. It is the largest artificial lake in the United Kingdom by capacity and it is surrounded by Kielder Forest, the largest human-made woodland in Europe. It was planned in the late 1960s to satisfy an expected rise...
- Whittle DeneWhittle DeneWhittle Dene is located to the west of Newcastle upon Tyne, England straddling the B6318 Military Road, and is a complex of reservoirs and treatment works forming the last stage in the supply of drinking water to Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead....
North Yorkshire
- Angram ReservoirAngram ReservoirAngram Reservoir is the first of three reservoirs on the River Nidd in Upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, the others being Scar House Reservoir and finally the compensation reservoir Gouthwaite Reservoir. It is located at OS map reference...
- Upper and Lower Bardon Reservoirs
- Beaver Dyke ReservoirsBeaver Dyke ReservoirsBeaver Dyke Reservoirs are two water supply reservoirs near to Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The main reservoir was constructed in 1890 and has a surface area of 9 Ha. The water is relatively nutrient rich, but it has been known to suffer from potentially toxic blooms of Blue green algae....
- Chelker ReservoirChelker ReservoirChelker Reservoir is a man made lake near the village of Addingham and was put into service in 1866 and serves the Bradford area; it is currently owned by Yorkshire Water...
- Cod Beck ReservoirCod Beck ReservoirCod Beck Reservoir is a man-made lake situated adjacent to the North Yorkshire Moors National Park and near the village of Osmotherley in the English county of North Yorkshire. The reservoir is named after Cod Beck, which is the small river that fills it....
- Elslack Reservoir
- Embsay ReservoirEmbsay ReservoirEmbsay Reservoir is located above the village of Embsay, near Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water, and is used to supply water to the north and west of Skipton. It has a dam height of ....
- Fewston ReservoirFewston ReservoirFewston Reservoir is located in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1879. The capacity is about 3.5 million cubic metres. It can be found from the A59 road....
- Gouthwaite ReservoirGouthwaite ReservoirGouthwaite Reservoir is a reservoir in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England. It is one of many in the area, others include Roundhill Reservoir and Angram Reservoir.Gouthwaites sole purpose is a compensation reservoir for the River Nidd....
- Grimwith ReservoirGrimwith ReservoirGrimwith Reservoir is located in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is accessed from the B6265 road east of Hebden and west of Pateley Bridge...
- Laneshaw Reservoir
- Leighton ReservoirLeighton ReservoirLeighton Reservoir is a reservoir which drains via the River Burn to the River Ure in North Yorkshire, England. It neighbours Roundhill Reservoir and is about west of Masham...
- Lindley Wood ReservoirLindley Wood ReservoirLindley Wood Reservoir is located in the Washburn valley north of Otley in Yorkshire, England. It was built between 1869 and 1876. The capacity is about 750 million gallons.It was the first of a chain of four reservoirs built along the River Washburn...
- Lumley Moor Reservoir
- March Ghyll Reservoir
- Mossy Moor Reservoir
- Oulston Reservoir
- Roundhill ReservoirRoundhill ReservoirRoundhill Reservoir is situated near Leighton Reservoir in North Yorkshire, England. It was constructed by Harrogate Corporation early in the 20th century. Water from the reservoir is fed into Yorkshire Water's grid....
- Scar House ReservoirScar House ReservoirScar House Reservoir is the second of the three reservoirs in Upper Nidderdale, the others being Angram Reservoir and Gouthwaite Reservoir. Between them they attract around 150,00 visitors a year....
- Scargill Reservoir
- Swinsty ReservoirSwinsty ReservoirSwinsty Reservoir is located in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. Construction began in 1871 and was completed in 1878. The capacity is about 866 million gallons, with a surface area of 63 hectares...
- Ten Acre Reservoir
- Thornton Steward ReservoirThornton Steward ReservoirThornton Steward Reservoir is a small reservoir situated near the village of Thornton Steward in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water....
- Thruscross ReservoirThruscross ReservoirThruscross Reservoir is the northernmost of four reservoirs in the Washburn valley, lying north of Otley and west of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It can be found from the A59 road...
- Winterburn ReservoirWinterburn ReservoirWinterburn Reservoir is located near the village of Winterburn in Malhamdale. It was constructed between 1885 and 1893 by Leeds civil engineers Henry Rofe and Edward Filliter to help maintain levels on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The cost of construction was estimated at £45,000.-See...
Somerset
- Ashford ReservoirAshford ReservoirAshford Reservoir is a small reservoir on the eastern side of the Quantock Hills near the villages of Charlynch and Spaxton in Somerset, England. It was constructed 1934 as a water supply reservoir for Bridgwater...
- Barrow Gurney Tanks
- Blagdon LakeBlagdon LakeBlagdon Lake lies in the Chew Valley at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, approximately 10 mi south of Bristol, England. The lake was created by Bristol Water , when it dammed the River Yeo, starting construction in 1891 and completing this in 1899...
- Chard ReservoirChard ReservoirChard Reservoir is a reservoir north east of Chard Somerset, England. It is owned and managed by South Somerset District Council and is a recipient of the Green Flag Award.It was built on the river Isle in 1842 to provide water for the Chard Canal....
- Cheddar ReservoirCheddar ReservoirCheddar Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in Somerset, England, operated by Bristol Water. Dating from the 1930s it has a capacity of 135 million gallons . The reservoir is supplied with water taken from the Cheddar Yeo river in Cheddar Gorge...
- Chew Valley LakeChew Valley LakeChew Valley Lake is a large reservoir in the Chew Valley, Somerset, England, and the fifth-largest artificial lake in the United Kingdom , with an area of 1,200 acres...
- Clatworthy ReservoirClatworthy ReservoirClatworthy Reservoir is situated near Clatworthy in the Brendon Hills on the edge of the Exmoor National Park in west Somerset, England. It is run by Wessex Water and has a capacity of , supplying some 200,000 homes...
- Durleigh reservoirDurleigh reservoirDurleigh reservoir at Durleigh in Somerset, England covers and was formed in 1938 when Durleigh brook, a tributary of the River Parrett, was dammed.It is used for coarse fishing, particularly carp, roach, bream, perch, tench and pike....
- Hawkridge ReservoirHawkridge ReservoirHawkridge Reservoir is a reservoir near Spaxton, Somerset, England. The inflow is from several streams in the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty including Peart Water and water flows out into Cannington Brook, which is dammed further downstream to make the Ashford Reservoir which was...
- Leigh Reservoir
- Litton ReservoirsLitton ReservoirsLitton Reservoirs are two reservoirs near the village of Litton, Somerset, England. They are operated by Bristol Water.They lie on the boundary between Bath and North East Somerset and Mendip districts....
- Luxhay ReservoirLuxhay ReservoirLuxhay Reservoir is an artificial reservoir near Angersleigh, Somerset, England. It is now owned by Wessex Water.It was built in 1905 by the town corporation to provide drinking water for Taunton....
- Nutscale Reservoir
- Sutton Bingham ReservoirSutton Bingham ReservoirSutton Bingham Reservoir is a reservoir near the village of Sutton Bingham in the civil parish of Closworth, Somerset, England.The reservoir was built in the 1950s to supply water to Yeovil...
- Wimbleball LakeWimbleball LakeWimbleball Lake on Exmoor in Somerset, England, is a water supply reservoir constructed in the 1970s and completed in 1979.The high dam is of concrete buttress construction and impounds the River Haddeo to provide a water storage capacity of some 21,000 megalitres over an area of . Aggregate for...
South Yorkshire
- Agden ReservoirAgden ReservoirAgden Reservoir is a water storage reservoir, situated at grid reference , west of the centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water which is part of the Kelda Group...
- Broadstone Reservoir
- Broomhead Reservoir
- Dale Dyke Reservoir
- Damflask ReservoirDamflask ReservoirDamflask Reservoir is an English water feature situated at grid reference five miles west of the centre of Sheffield in the Loxley valley close to the village of Low Bradfield and within the city's boundaries...
- Elsecar Reservoir
- Howden ReservoirHowden ReservoirThe Howden Reservoir is a Y-shaped reservoir, top one of the three in the Upper Derwent Valley, England. The western half of the reservoir lies in Derbyshire, whereas the eastern half is in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The county border runs through the middle of the reservoir, following the...
- Ingbirchworth Reservoir
- Langsett ReservoirLangsett ReservoirLangsett Reservoir is in Yorkshire, England, near the villages of Langsett and Upper Midhope, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The reservoir was constructed between 1898 and 1904, and is now managed by Yorkshire Water...
- Midhope Reservoir
- More Hall Reservoir
- Pebley Reservoir (SheffieldSheffieldSheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
) - Redmires ReservoirsRedmires ReservoirsThe Redmires Reservoirs are a group of three reservoirs in Fulwood, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They are fed from the Hallam Moors by various small streams including Fairthorn Clough...
- Rivelin DamsRivelin DamsRivelin Dams are a pair of water storage reservoirs situated in the upper part of the Rivelin Valley, eight km west of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. The dams are owned by Yorkshire Water and provide water to 319,000 people as well as compensation water for the River Rivelin...
- Royd Moor Reservoir
- Scout Dyke Reservoir
- Snailsden Reservoir
- Strines ReservoirStrines ReservoirStrines Reservoir is a water storage reservoir situated at , it lies west of the centre of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England.-Construction:...
- Underbank Reservoir
- Weecher Reservoir
- Wharncliffe Reservoir
- Windleden Reservoirs
- Winscar Reservoir
- Worsbrough Reservoir
Staffordshire
- Bathpool Park Lake
- Belvide ReservoirBelvide ReservoirBelvide Reservoir is a reservoir in South Staffordshire, England. Owned by British Waterways, it was constructed c. 1833 to feed the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, which is now the Shropshire Union Canal...
- Betley Hall Reservoir
- Blithfield ReservoirBlithfield ReservoirBlithfield Reservoir is a large drinking water reservoir in South Staffordshire, England, owned by South Staffordshire Water.Some 800 acres of reservoir was formed on land sold by Baron Bagot to the South Staffordshire Water Company in the 1940s. Blithfield Reservoir was opened by H.M...
- Bromley Mill Pool
- Brookleys Lake
- Canwell Estate Reservoir
- ChasewaterChasewaterChasewater is a 3-square-kilometre reservoir in the parish of Burntwood, in the district of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Originally known as Norton Pool, it was created as a canal feeder reservoir in the 18th Century and remains the largest in use in the region today.-History:Work on...
- Gailey ReservoirGailey ReservoirGailey Reservoir is a pair of canal feeder reservoirs in South Staffordshire, separated by a dam, and owned by British Waterways. Gailey Upper Reservoir is to the east; Gailey Lower Reservoir to the west....
- Gap Pool
- Hales Hall Pool
- Hatherton Reservoir
- Hanch Reservoir
- Holly Bush Lake
- Knypersley Reservoir
- Minster PoolMinster PoolMinster Pool is a reservoir located between Bird Street and Dam Street in the heart of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom. The pool lies directly south of Lichfield Cathedral and historically has been important to the defence of the Cathedral Close...
- Rudyard LakeRudyard LakeRudyard Lake is a reservoir in Rudyard, Staffordshire constructed by the engineer John Rennie, for the Trent and Mersey Canal company in 1797/98 to feed the Caldon Canal....
- Stowe PoolStowe PoolStowe Pool is a reservoir located in the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire.The reservoir was built in 1856 by the South Staffordshire Waterworks Co. in order to supply clean water to the Black Country. Before 1856, Stowe Pool existed as a mill pond, with Stowe mill located just to the west of St...
- Swinfen Lake
- Tixall Park Pool
- Trentham Gardens Lake
- Tittesworth ReservoirTittesworth reservoirTittesworth Reservoir is a water storage reservoir near Leek, Staffordshire, England, fed by the River Churnet.The reservoir and associated water treatment works are owned and operated by Severn Trent Water. A visitor centre contains a restaurant and small shop...
Surrey
- Bessborough ReservoirBessborough ReservoirThe Bessborough Reservoir lies to the south of the River Thames in Surrey near the Knight Reservoir and the Molesey Reservoirs. The A3050 runs to the north of the reservoir and the neighbouring town is Molesey...
- Island Barn ReservoirIsland Barn ReservoirThe Island Barn Reservoir lies south of the River Thames in England at West Molesey. The reservoir is large with a capacity of 992 million gallons and is managed by Thames Water. It is within the borough of Elmbridge and is surrounded by the River Mole to the west and the River Ember to the east...
- King George VI ReservoirKing George VI ReservoirThe King George VI Reservoir in England lies to the south of Stanwellmoor near Stanwell and Heathrow. The reservoir was opened in November 1947 and named after the then reigning monarch King George VI. It is owned by Thames Water....
- Knight ReservoirKnight ReservoirThe Knight Reservoir lies to the west of the Bessborough Reservoir, south of the River Thames and the A3050. The neighbouring town is Molesey....
- Molesey ReservoirsMolesey ReservoirsThe Molesey Reservoirs were a group of reservoirs in England near Molesey, Surrey, in the western suburbs of London. There was an adjacent water treatment works....
- Queen Elizabeth II ReservoirQueen Elizabeth II ReservoirThe Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir lies to the south of the River Thames and to the west of the Island Barn Reservoir. To the north are the reservoirs of Bessborough and Knight. The A3050 runs to the north of the reservoir and it is situated in Walton on Thames...
- Queen Mary ReservoirQueen Mary ReservoirThe Queen Mary Reservoir is one of the largest of London's reservoirs located in the Staines/Sunbury area of West London within the borough of Spelthorne in Surrey. It lies south of the A308 and west of the M3 motorway...
- Queen Mother ReservoirQueen Mother ReservoirThe Queen Mother Reservoir lies between the M4 and the M25 to the west of London. It is in size or about 1 km in diameter - making it one of the largest inland areas in Southern England. It is managed by Thames Water....
- Stain Hill ReservoirsStain Hill ReservoirsThe Stain Hill Reservoirs lie to the north of the River Thames near Kempton Park Racecourse between Kempton Park and Hampton.The reservoirs were built by the Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks Company and are now managed by Thames Water....
- Staines ReservoirsStaines ReservoirsThe Staines Reservoirs lie to the east of the King George VI Reservoir near Heathrow airport in the county of Surrey within the Colne Valley regional park. The village of Stanwell is nearby as is the town of Staines. The two reservoirs are placed between the A3044 and the A30...
- Sunnyside ReservoirSunnyside ReservoirSunnyside Reservoir is a reservoir forming part of the Hampton waterworks complex within the London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames.The reservoir was originally built by the Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks Company for pre-treatment water storage, but is now used as a settlement lagoon for...
- Wraysbury ReservoirWraysbury ReservoirThe Wraysbury Reservoir is a water supply reservoir for London lying just west of the M25 near the village of Wraysbury and Heathrow airport. The reservoir was begun in 1967 and completed in 1970 with a capacity of 34,000 million litres....
Warwickshire
- Draycote WaterDraycote WaterDraycote Water is a reservoir and country park near the village of Dunchurch, 6 km south of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, owned and operated by Severn Trent Water...
- Oldbury Reservoir
- Packington Lakes - support for the Grand Union Canal
- Shustoke Reservoirs
- Wormleighton Reservoir
West Midlands
- Bartley ReservoirBartley ReservoirBartley Reservoir is a reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England. It covers 460,000 square metres.It is known as the place where Bill Oddie did much of his early birdwatching, and features in his books and television programmes...
(BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
) - Brookvale Park LakeBrookvale Park LakeBrookvale Park Lake is a former drinking water reservoir in the Erdington area of Birmingham, England.Two brooks, arising at Kingstanding and Bleak Hill, Erdington, respectively, feed first Witton Lakes, then overspill into Brookvale Park Lake, before reaching the River Tame, and ultimately the...
(Birmingham) - Edgbaston ReservoirEdgbaston ReservoirEdgbaston Reservoir, originally known as Rotton Park Reservoir and referred to in some early maps as Rock Pool Reservoir, is a canal feeder reservoir in the Ladywood district of Birmingham, England...
(Birmingham) - Frankley ReservoirFrankley ReservoirFrankley Reservoir is a semi-circular reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England. Its construction was authorised by the Birmingham Corporation Water Act of 1892...
(Birmingham) - Lifford ReservoirLifford ReservoirLifford Reservoir in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham, England was built by the Worcester & Birmingham Canal company in 1815 to compensate Lifford Mill for water lost to the canal. It is located at the junction of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal and the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and is...
(Birmingham) - Netherton ReservoirNetherton ReservoirNetherton Reservoir - otherwise known as Lodge Farm Reservoir - is a canal feeder reservoir in the Netherton district of Dudley, England....
, DudleyDudleyDudley is a large town in the West Midlands county of England. At the 2001 census , the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the 26th largest settlement in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without... - Olton ReservoirOlton ReservoirOlton Mere, or Olton Reservoir, is a canal feeder reservoir in the Olton district of Solihull, West Midlands, England.The reservoir, constructed in 1799 to supply the Grand Union Canal, was formed from marshland fed by Folly Brook. It was designed to hold 150 locks full of water, but this was not...
, SolihullSolihullSolihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre... - Perry Barr ReservoirPerry Barr ReservoirPerry Barr Reservoir is a covered drinking water reservoir, in north Birmingham, England. Built on the site of the former Perry Barr Farm, it is not, despite its name, in the modern Perry Barr area, but nearby Kingstanding, at ....
(covered) (Birmingham) - Witton LakesWitton LakesWitton Lakes are a pair of former drinking water reservoirs between the Perry Common and Erdington areas of Birmingham, England ....
(Birmingham) - see also Elan Valley ReservoirsElan Valley ReservoirsThe Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes and reservoirs in the Elan Valley in Powys, Mid Wales , using the rivers Elan and Claerwen...
(Wales) which were built by, and supply, Birmingham.
West Yorkshire
- Baitings ReservoirBaitings ReservoirBaitings Reservoir is a large water supply reservoir operated by Yorkshire Water close to Ripponden in the Yorkshire Pennines. It lies in the valley of the River Ryburn and is the higher of two reservoirs built to supply Wakefield with water and was completed in 1956. The lower reservoir is Ryburn...
- Blackmoorfoot Reservoir
- Chelker ReservoirChelker ReservoirChelker Reservoir is a man made lake near the village of Addingham and was put into service in 1866 and serves the Bradford area; it is currently owned by Yorkshire Water...
- Eccup ReservoirEccup reservoirEccup reservoir is a reservoir in Alwoodley, a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was first constructed in 1843, and later expanded. The reservoir and the surrounding woodlands are both Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The open water area is 91.3 hectares, making it largest area of...
- Green Withens Reservoir
- Redbrook Reservoir
- Ringstone Edge Reservoir
- Ryburn ReservoirRyburn ReservoirRyburn Reservoir is a supply reservoir operated by Yorkshire Water close to Ripponden in the Yorkshire Pennines. It lies in the valley of the River Ryburn and is the lower of two reservoirs built in the valley to supply Wakefield with water and was completed in 1933. The upper reservoir is...
- Scammonden ReservoirScammonden ReservoirScammonden Reservoir is a water reservoir in West Yorkshire, England. The area of the water surface when the reservoir is full is . The level of the bellmouth overflow above sea level is . The reservoir holds 7800 million litres. Its length is .-History:...
- Swellands Reservoir
- Walshaw Dean ReservoirsWalshaw Dean ReservoirsWalshaw Dean Reservoirs are situated between Hebden Bridge and Top Withins, a ruined farmhouse near Haworth, West Yorkshire, England, the reputed inspiration for "Wuthering Heights" in the novel of the same name by Emily Brontë...
- Warland Reservoir (Mostly in West Yorkshire, partly in Greater Manchester)
HighlandHighland (council area)Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...
- Blackwater ReservoirBlackwater ReservoirThe Blackwater Reservoir is a reservoir created behind a dam in the mountains above Kinlochleven, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. At over 914 m long, the dam is the longest in the Highlands....
, near KinlochlevenKinlochlevenKinlochleven is a village in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands and lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven, a sea loch cutting into the western Scottish Highlands. To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking Glen Coe... - Loch LagganLoch LagganLoch Laggan is a freshwater loch situated east of Fort William, in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. The A86 road from Spean Bridge to Kingussie follows along its north bank...
and Loch TreigLoch TreigLoch Treig is a 9 km freshwater loch situated in a steep-sided glen 20 km east of Fort William, in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland...
- both part of the LochaberLochaberDistrict of Lochaber 1975 to 1996Highland council area shown as one of the council areas of ScotlandLochaber is one of the 16 ward management areas of the Highland Council of Scotland and one of eight former local government districts of the two-tier Highland region...
hydroelectric scheme - Loch Monar - part of the Strathfarrar hydroelectric scheme
- Loch QuoichLoch QuoichLoch Quoich is a loch and reservoir situated west of Loch Garry approximately 40k m northwest of Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland...
and Loch GarryLoch GarryLoch Garry, , is 25 km north of Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland, and is 11 km long and 50 m deep. It is fed by waters from Loch Quoich 10 km upstream on the River Garry, and drains into Loch Oich in the Great Glen just 5 km downstream...
- both part of the Glen Garry hydroelectric scheme - Loch Loyne and Loch CluanieLoch CluanieLoch Cluanie is a loch in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland at the south-east end of Glen Shiel. It is a reservoir, contained behind the Cluanie Dam, constructed by Mitchell Construction and completed in 1957 as part of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board's Glenmoriston project to...
- both part of the Glen Moriston hydroelectric scheme - Loch MullardochLoch MullardochLoch Mullardoch is a major reservoir in Glen Cannich in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It was created by the damming in 1951 of the River Cannich just upstream of Mullardoch House, as part of the Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme. A car park at the southern end of the dam is the...
- part of the Glen AffricGlen Affricright|300px|thumb|Glen AffricGlen Affric is a glen south-west of the village of Cannich in the Highland region of Scotland, some to the west of Loch Ness. The River Affric runs along its length, passing through Loch Affric and Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin .It used to be part of the lands of the Clan...
hydroelectric scheme - Loch KatrineLoch KatrineLoch Katrine is a freshwater loch in the district of Stirling, Scotland. It is roughly 8 miles long by 2/3 of a mile wide and runs the length of Strath Gartney...
- Loch Glascarnoch
MidlothianMidlothianMidlothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....
- Edgelaw ReservoirEdgelaw ReservoirEdgelaw Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, four miles west of Temple.-See also:*Gladhouse Reservoir*Glencorse Reservoir*North Esk Reservoir*Rosebery Reservoir*List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom...
- Gladhouse ReservoirGladhouse ReservoirGladhouse Reservoir, formerly Moorfoot Loch, is a reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, five miles south of Penicuik. It is the largest area of freshwater in the Lothians....
- Glencorse ReservoirGlencorse ReservoirGlencorse Reservoir is a reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, two miles west of Glencorse, in the Pentland Hills.It is retained by an earth dam, and it was built between 1820 and 1824 by James Jardine to provide water for the mills of Auchendinny, Milton Bridge and Glencorse, and to supply...
- North Esk Reservoir
- Rosebery Reservoir
East RenfrewshireEast RenfrewshireEast Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Until 1975 it formed part of the county of Renfrewshire for local government purposes along with the modern council areas of Renfrewshire and Inverclyde...
- Balgray Reservoir
- Littleton Resrvoir
- Ryat Linn Reservoir
- Waulkmill Glen Reservoir
- Walton Dam
- Glanderson Dam
- Synpes Dam
- Kirkton Dam
Scottish BordersScottish BordersThe Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
- Alemoor LochAlemoor LochAlemoor Loch is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated on the Ale Water, west of Hawick. The loch is approximately long, and is divided in two by a causeway which carries the B711 road....
- Baddinsgill ReservoirBaddinsgill ReservoirBaddinsgill Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland close to Carlops, West Linton, and the boundary with Midlothian...
- Fruid WaterFruid WaterFruid Water is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, UK, near Menzion.-See also:*Baddinsgill Reservoir*Megget Reservoir*Talla Reservoir*West Water Reservoir*List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom-External links:*...
- Megget ReservoirMegget ReservoirMegget Reservoir is a man-made water body in Ettrick Forest, in the Scottish Borders. The reservoir is held back by the largest earth dam in Scotland. The reservoir collects water from the Tweedsmuir Hills, which is then conveyed via pipelines to Edinburgh...
- Talla ReservoirTalla ReservoirTalla Reservoir, located a mile from Tweedsmuir, Scottish Borders, Scotland, is an earth-work dam fed by Talla Water. The reservoir is supplemented by water from the nearby Fruid Reservoir...
- Westwater ReservoirWestwater ReservoirWestwater Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in the Pentland Hills, Scottish Borders, 3 km west of West Linton, and 26 km south west of Edinburgh...
Anglesey (Ynys Mon)
- Llyn AlawLlyn AlawLlyn Alaw is a man-made reservoir on Anglesey, North Wales. It is used to supply drinking water to the northern half of the island and does so at a rate of 35 million litres a day. It was created in 1966 on existing marshland....
- Water supply to much of north AngleseyAngleseyAnglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales... - Llyn CefniLlyn CefniLlyn Cefni is a small reservoir in the centre of Anglesey, Wales which is managed by Welsh Water and Hamdden Ltd. It is located just one kilometre north of the island's county town of Llangefni and is the source of the Afon Cefni and other smaller watercourses...
- Water supply to central Anglesey
Cardiff
- Llanishen ReservoirLlanishen ReservoirLlanishen Reservoir is a Victorian reservoir in North Cardiff in South Wales. The reservoir is one of the reservoirs constructed as part of the Taff Fawr scheme for supplying water to Cardiff and was completed in 1886...
- Water supply to CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... - Lisvane ReservoirLisvane ReservoirLisvane Reservoir is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Lisvane, Cardiff, south Wales.The reservoir is one of the reservoirs constructed as part of the Taff Fawr scheme for supplying water to Cardiff, completed in 1886...
- Water Supply to Cardiff
Carmarthenshire
- Upper and Cwm Lliedi Reservoirs
- Llyn BrianneLlyn BrianneLlyn Brianne is a man-made lake or reservoir in the headwaters of the River Tywi in central Wales.-Construction:The reservoir was constructed by Wimpey Construction in the late 1960s and early 1970s in order to regulate the flow in the River Tywi to support large potable water abstraction at...
- Llyn y Fan FachLlyn y Fan FachLlyn y Fan Fach is a dammed lake in the eastern border of the Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire, south Wales. Near to it is found Llyn y Fan Fawr.-Legend of Llyn y Fan Fach:...
- Usk ReservoirUsk ReservoirThe Usk Reservoir is located in the upper Usk Valley, at above sea level, in Carmarthenshire, south Wales.The reservoir is situated in part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.Completed in 1955, it now covers some of land...
Conwy
- Llyn BodgynyddLlyn BodgynyddLlyn Bodgynydd is a lake in the Gwydir Forest in North Wales. It covers an area of some , and lies at a height of 822'.It is locally known as "Llyn Bod", or "Bod Mawr" , distinguishing it from a nearby, but much smaller lake to the north-east...
- supply for the Pandora lead mine (disused) - Llyn BrenigLlyn BrenigLlyn Brenig is a reservoir located in North Wales, in the heart of the Denbigh Moors, on the border between the counties of Conwy and Denbighshire...
- part of Dee Regulation system - also in Denbighshire - Llyn CoedtyCoedty ReservoirCoedty Reservoir is a reservoir in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is fed by the waters of Afon Porth-llwyd which flows from Llyn Eigiau. The reservoir lies at a height of , and measures some in size. It contains brown trout....
- provides power for an aluminium smelter - Llyn ConwyLlyn ConwyLlyn Conwy is a lake in the county of Conwy in central north Wales. It is the source of the River Conwy which, on flowing south out of the lake, swings round to then generally flow in a northerly direction for a distance of some to its discharge in Conwy Bay...
- water supply for LlanrwstLlanrwstLlanrwst is a small town and community on the A470 road and the River Conwy in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It takes its name from the 5th century to 6th century Saint Grwst, and the original parish church in Cae Llan was replaced by the 12th-century church....
and Betws-y-CoedBetws-y-CoedBetws-y-Coed is a village and community in the Conwy valley in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It has a population of 534. The name Betws or Bettws is generally thought to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon Old English 'bed-hus' - i.e. a bead-house - a house of prayer, or oratory... - Llyn CowlydLlyn CowlydLlyn Cowlyd is the deepest lake in North Wales. It lies in the Snowdonia National Park on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains, at a height of above sea level. The lake is long and narrow, measuring nearly long and about a third of a mile wide, and covers an area of...
- water supply for ConwyConwyConwy is a walled market town and community in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales. The town, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy, formerly lay in Gwynedd and prior to that in Caernarfonshire. Conwy has a population of 14,208...
and Colwyn BayColwyn Bay- Demography :Prior to local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974 Colwyn Bay was a municipal borough with a population of c.25,000, but in 1974 this designation disappeared leaving five separate parishes, known as communities in Wales, of which the one bearing the name Colwyn Bay encompassed... - Llyn CrafnantLlyn CrafnantLlyn Crafnant is a lake that lies in a beautiful valley in North Wales where the northern edge of the Gwydir Forest meets the lower slopes of the Carneddau mountains and, more specifically, the ridge of Cefn Cyfarwydd. The head of the valley offers a profile of crags which are silhouetted at...
- water supply for Llanrwst - Llyn ParcLlyn ParcLlyn Park is a lake in the Gwydir Forest in North Wales.Lying at a height of 664', it covers an area of , and is long and narrow in shape....
- supply for the Aberllyn mine (disused)
Denbighshire
- Aled Isaf Reservoir
- Alwen ReservoirAlwen ReservoirThe Alwen Reservoir or Cronfa Alwen is a 5km long reservoir near Pentre-Llyn-Cymmer in the county borough of Conwy, North Wales, held back by the 27 metre high Alwen Dam. It impounds the Afon Alwen, and the dam is 8km downstream from Llyn Alwen. It was built between 1909 and 1921, originally to...
- Cae Llwyd Reservoir
- Llyn Aled
- Llyn AlwenLlyn AlwenLlyn Alwen is a small upland lake on the Denbigh moors in North Wales at SH 898 565.It lies on the rolling Silurian moorland to the north-west of Mwdwl-eithin and about 10 km to the east of Betws y Coed. The discharge from the lake flows under the A543 road to form the headwater of Alwen...
- Llyn BrenigLlyn BrenigLlyn Brenig is a reservoir located in North Wales, in the heart of the Denbigh Moors, on the border between the counties of Conwy and Denbighshire...
- part of the River Dee regulation systemRiver Dee regulation systemThe River Dee regulation scheme is a system of flow balancing and quality management along the River Dee managed by a consortium of the three largest water companies licensed to take water from the river, United Utilities, Welsh Water and Dee Valley Water; together with the regulator, the... - Llyn CelynLlyn CelynLlyn Celyn is a large reservoir constructed between 1960 and 1965 in the valley of the River Tryweryn in Gwynedd, North Wales. It measures roughly 2½ miles long by a mile wide, and has a maximum depth of...
- part of the River Dee regulation systemRiver Dee regulation systemThe River Dee regulation scheme is a system of flow balancing and quality management along the River Dee managed by a consortium of the three largest water companies licensed to take water from the river, United Utilities, Welsh Water and Dee Valley Water; together with the regulator, the...
. Its construction caused local outrage with the flooding of a Welsh village to enable water to be supplied to England - Llyn Efyrnwy (Lake Vyrnwy) - supplies water to the LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
area - Pendinas Reservoir
- Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake)
- Nant-y-Ffrith Reservoir
- Ty Mawr Reservoir
Gwynedd
- Llyn Anafon - water supply for LlanfairfechanLlanfairfechanLlanfairfechan is a town and community in the Conwy County Borough, Wales. It lies on the coast of north Wales on the route of the A55 road, between Penmaenmawr and Bangor. It previously was in Gwynedd and prior to that was in Caernarfonshire. For ceremonial and electoral boundary purposes it was...
, DwygyfylchiDwygyfylchiDwygyfylchi is a village in north Wales. It lies within Conwy County Borough. The ward of Dwygyfylchi contains the nearby settlement of Penmaenmawr and has a population of 3,857. The name Dwygyfylchi means the meeting of the two semi circles, referring to the two promentories of Penmaen Bach and...
and PenmaenmawrPenmaenmawrPenmaenmawrConwyPenmaenmawr is a town in the parish of Dwygyfylchi, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The population was 3857 in 2001. It is a quarrying town, though the latter is no longer a major employer, on the North Wales coast between Conwy and Llanfairfechan.The town was bypassed by the A55... - Llyn Arenig Fach
- Llyn Arenig FawrLlyn Arenig FawrLlyn Arenig Fawr is a lake and reservoir located near the summit of Arenig Fawr, a mountain in North Wales.The lake's primary purpose is to supply water to the nearby town of Bala and the numerous small villages in the surrounding area. From the lake it is an energetic uphill walk to the summit of...
- water supply for Bala town - Llynnau Barlwyd - supply to Llechwedd slate quarry
- Llyn Bodlyn - water supply to BarmouthBarmouthBarmouth ; Y Bermo ) is a town in the county of Gwynedd, north-western Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Mawddach and Cardigan Bay.The town is served by Barmouth railway station.- History :...
. Also supports the rare Arctic charArctic charArctic char or Arctic charr is both a freshwater and saltwater fish in the Salmonidae family, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine lakes and coastal waters. No other freshwater fish is found as far north. It is the only species of fish in Lake Hazen, on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic... - Llyn Bowydd - supply to the Blaenau FfestiniogBlaenau FfestiniogBlaenau Ffestiniog is a town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It has a population of 5,000, including Llan Ffestiniog, which makes it the third largest town in Gwynedd, behind Caernarfon & Porthmadog. Although the population reached 12,000 at the peak of the slate industry, the population fell due to...
slate quarries - Llyn Cwm Corsiog - supply for Rhosydd slate quarry (disused)
- Llyn CwellynLlyn CwellynLlyn Cwellyn is a reservoir in North Wales which supplies drinking water to parts of Gwynedd and Anglesey. It lies on the Afon Gwyrfai in Nant y Betws between the Snowdon Massif and Mynydd Mawr in the northern part of Snowdonia National Park. It has an area of , and is over deep...
- water supply to BangorBangor, WalesBangor is a city in Gwynedd, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. Including nearby Menai Bridge on Anglesey, which does not however form part of...
and parts of south AngleseyAngleseyAnglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales... - Marchlyn MawrMarchlyn MawrMarchlyn Mawr reservoir is a high level lake in Snowdonia behind Elidir Fawr mountain. It is used as the high level water source for Dinorwig power station, a closed-loop pumped storage hydroelectric generating facility....
- header reservoir for the Dinorwig power stationDinorwig power stationThe Dinorwig Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric scheme, near Dinorwig, Llanberis in Snowdonia national park in Gwynedd, north Wales...
hydroelectric system. - Llyn PerisLlyn PerisLlyn Peris is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales, approximately 1.8 km long and situated close to the villages of Llanberis and Nant Peris. The lake was formed glacially and is an example of a moraine-dammed lake. Llyn Peris is named after Saint Peris, an early Christian saint of whom little is known...
- Llyn PadarnLlyn PadarnLlyn Padarn is a glacially formed lake in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, north Wales, and is an example of a moraine dammed lake. The lake is approximately long and at its deepest point is deep. At its south-eastern end it is linked to the neighbouring Llyn Peris...
- part of the DinorwigDinorwigDinorwig is a small village located high above Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis, in Wales.It is thought that it was part of the territory of the Ordovices tribe, and that 'Dinorwig' means "Fort of the Ordovices".The village has a long history of slate quarrying...
hydroelectric system - Llyn TrawsfynyddLlyn TrawsfynyddLlyn Trawsfynydd is a large man-made reservoir situated near the village of Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, North Wales. With a total surface area of 4.8 km² the reservoir is slightly more extensive than Wales's largest natural lake, Llyn Tegid .Originally created in 1928 as the header reservoir for...
- built for the former TrawsfynyddTrawsfynyddTrawsfynydd is a village in Gwynedd, North Wales, adjacent to the A470 north of Dolgellau near Blaenau Ffestiniog....
power station
Neath Port Talbot
- Eglwys NunyddEglwys NunyddThe Eglwys Nunydd is a large reservoir in Margam, South Wales originally constructed to provide water for the large steelworks at Margam and specifically for cooling water for the cold rolling mills at the eastern end of the works...
- water supply to Corus GroupCorus GroupTata Steel Europe is a multinational steel-making company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the second-largest steel-maker in Europe and is a subsidiary of Tata Steel of India, one of the ten largest steel producers in the world.Corus Group was formed through the merger of Koninklijke...
steel-works at Port TalbotPort TalbotPort Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan...
Powys
- Taff Fawr Reservoirs- A chain of three reservoirs supplying the RhonddaRhonddaRhondda , or the Rhondda Valley , is a former coal mining valley in Wales, formerly a local government district, consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda. The valley is made up of two valleys, the larger Rhondda Fawr valley and the smaller Rhondda Fach valley...
and Taff valley and CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
with water- Beacons ReservoirBeacons ReservoirBeacons Reservoir is the northernmost of the three reservoirs in the Taff Fawr valley in South Wales. It is owned by Welsh Water. As its name suggests, it is located in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the Powys unitary authority area and within the historic county boundaries of...
- Cantref ReservoirCantref ReservoirCantref Reservoir is the middle of the three reservoirs in the Taff Fawr valley in South Wales. It is owned by Welsh Water. It is located in the Brecon Beacons National Park, mostly in the Powys unitary authority area and within the historic county boundaries of Breconshire...
- also see Llwyn-on ReservoirLlwyn-On ReservoirLlwyn-on Reservoir is the largest and southernmost of the three reservoirs in the Taff Fawr valley in South Wales. It is owned by Welsh Water. It is located in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The eastern half is in the Merthyr Tydfil unitary authority area and the western half is in the Rhondda...
in Merthyr Tydfil
- Beacons Reservoir
- Taff Fechan Reservoirs - a chain of four reservoirs also supplying the Taff valley and CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
with water- Upper Neaudd Reservoir
- Lower Neuadd Reservoir
- Doly y gaer Reservoir
- Pontsticill ReservoirPontsticill ReservoirPontsticill Reservoir or Taf Fechan Reservoir is a large reservoir on the Taf Fechan lying partly in the county of Powys and partly within the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark...
- Elan Valley ReservoirsElan Valley ReservoirsThe Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes and reservoirs in the Elan Valley in Powys, Mid Wales , using the rivers Elan and Claerwen...
- a group of reservoirs supplying BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and parts of the West Midlands conurbationWest Midlands conurbationThe West Midlands conurbation is the name given to the large conurbation that includes the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton and the large towns of Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Solihull, Stourbridge, Halesowen in the English West Midlands....
with drinking water- Claerwen Reservoir
- Craig-goch Reservoir
- Penygarreg Reservoir
- Garreg-ddu Reservoir
- Caban-coch Reservoir
- Talybont ReservoirTalybont ReservoirThe Talybont Reservoir is the largest stillwater reservoir in the central Brecon Beacons at .-References:*- External links :*...
- Ystradfellte ReservoirYstradfellte ReservoirYstradfellte Reservoir is a water storage reservoir on the Afon Dringarth in the upland area of Fforest Fawr within the Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales. It lies just north of the village of Ystradfellte in the county of Powys at OS Grid ref SN 946178.The embankment is long by high...
- Llyn Clywedog
See also
- Ofwat
- List of dams and reservoirs
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