Whiteadder Reservoir
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Whiteadder Reservoir is a reservoir
in East Lothian
, Scotland
, UK, in the Lammermuir Hills
, 11 miles (17.7 km) north west of Duns
in the Scottish Borders
, and five miles (8 km) south east of Garvald
.
The reservoir was established in the late 1960s. The flooding ceremony was in May 1968. Millknown Farm and Kingside School were flooded.
Whiteadder reservoir supplies East Lothian and Berwickshire
, including Cockenzie Power Station
on the northern coast of East Lothian, and is fed by the Whiteadder Water
, the lowest tributary
of the River Tweed
which it enters at Berwick-on-Tweed.
ruin is not far from the reservoir, and the so-called "Packman's Grave" is also close by.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
in East Lothian
East Lothian
East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, UK, in the Lammermuir Hills
Lammermuir Hills
The Lammermuir Hills, usually simply called the Lammermuirs , in southern Scotland, form a natural boundary between Lothian and the Scottish Borders....
, 11 miles (17.7 km) north west of Duns
Duns
Duns is the county town of the historic county of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders.-Early history:Duns law, the original site of the town of Duns, has the remains of an Iron Age hillfort at its summit...
in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The 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...
, and five miles (8 km) south east of Garvald
Garvald
Garvald can refer to:* Garvald, East Lothian* Garvald, Scottish Borders* Garvald, South Lanarkshire...
.
The reservoir was established in the late 1960s. The flooding ceremony was in May 1968. Millknown Farm and Kingside School were flooded.
Whiteadder reservoir supplies East Lothian and Berwickshire
Berwickshire
Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. The town after which it is named—Berwick-upon-Tweed—was lost by Scotland to England in 1482...
, including Cockenzie Power Station
Cockenzie power station
Cockenzie power station is a coal-fired power station in East Lothian, Scotland, capable of co-firing biomass. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, near the town of Cockenzie and Port Seton, east of the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. The station has dominated the local...
on the northern coast of East Lothian, and is fed by the Whiteadder Water
Whiteadder Water
Whiteadder Water is a river in East Lothian and Berwickshire, Scotland. It also flows for a very short distance through Northumberland before joining the River Tweed...
, the lowest tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the River Tweed
River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...
which it enters at Berwick-on-Tweed.
Data
- DamDamA dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
: 89 feet (27.1 m) high, and 600 feet (182.9 m) thick at the base. - CapacityVolumeVolume is the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by some closed boundary, for example, the space that a substance or shape occupies or contains....
: 1750 million USgals (6,624,471 m³) - Surface: 193 acre (0.78104398 km²)
Whiteadder Sailing Centre
Although the reservoir and the Outdoor Education Centre are in East Lothian, it has been managed by the Outdoor Education department of Scottish Borders Council for over 20 years. Through a partnership between East Lothian Council, Scottish Borders Council and Borders Sailing Club, funds were obtained for a major refurbishment, and the new Centre was opened in 2005.Antiquities
Gamelshiel CastleGamelshiel Castle
Gamelshiel Castle is a ruined castle in the Lammermuir Hills, East Lothian, Scotland. It is located at grid reference , half a mile north-east of the northern end of Whiteadder Reservoir, near to the B6355 and Whiteadder Water....
ruin is not far from the reservoir, and the so-called "Packman's Grave" is also close by.