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Reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom

Reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom is a link page for any reservoir or dam in the United Kingdom.

Contents

England

Cornwall

  • Argal and College Reservoirs , Falmouth
  • Boscathnoe Reservoir , Penzance
  • Bussow Reservoir , St Ives
  • Cargenwen Reservoir
  • Colliford Lake
  • Crowdy Reservoir
  • Drift Reservoir , Penzance
  • Porth Reservoir , Newquay
  • Sibleyback Lake
  • Stithians Reservoir

County Durham

  • Balderhead Reservoir
  • Blackton Reservoir
  • Burnhope Reservoir
  • Derwent Reservoir
  • Grassholme Reservoir
  • Hisehope Reservoir
  • Hurworth Burn Reservoir
  • Hury Reservoir
  • Selset Reservoir
  • Smiddy Shaw Reservoir
  • Turnstall Reservoir
  • Waskerley Reservoir

Derbyshire

Devon

  • Avon Dam Reservoir
  • Burrator Reservoir
  • Challacombe Reservoir
  • Darracott Reservoir
  • Ferworthy Reservoir
  • Gammaton Reservoirs
  • Holywell Reservoir
  • Jennetts Reservoir
  • Kennick Reservoir
  • Melbury Reservoir
  • Meldon Reservoir
  • Roadford Lake
  • Slade Reservoir
  • Tottiford Reservoir
  • Trenchford Reservoir
  • Venford Reservoir
  • Wistlandpound Reservoir

Essex

Greater Manchester

  • Bolton:
    • Rumworth Lodge Reservoir
  • Manchester City:
    • Manchester, Bolton and Bury Reservoir
  • Oldham:
    • Ashworth Moor Reservoir
    • Blackstone Edge Reservoir
    • Brownhouse Wham Reservoir
    • Dovestones Reservoir
    • Greenbooth Reservoir
    • Hollingworth Lake
    • Hamer Pasture Reservoir
    • Lower Chelburn Reservoir
    • Naden Reservoirs (Higher, Middle and Lower)
    • Strinesdale Reservoir
    • Watergrove Reservoir
  • Rochdale:
    • Kitcliffe Reservoir
    • Ogden Reservoir
    • Piethorne Reservoir
    • Rooden Reservoir
  • Tameside:
    • Audenshaw Reservoirs
    • Brushes Reservoir
    • Denton Reservoirs
    • Higher Swineshaw Reservoir
    • Lower Swineshaw Reservoir
    • Swineshaw Reservoir
    • Walkerwood Reservoir
  • Wigan:
    • Worthington Lakes

Lancashire

  • Anglezarke Reservoir
  • Cowm Reservoir
  • Delph Reservoir
  • Dingle Reservoir
  • Jumbles Reservoir
  • Lower Rivington Reservoir
  • Spring Mill Reservoir
  • Springs Reservoir
  • Turton and Entwhistle Reservoir
  • Wayoh Reservoir

Leicestershire

  • Blackbrook Reservoir
  • Eyebrook Reservoir (Corby)
  • Cropston Reservoir
  • Knipton Reservoir
  • Nanpantan Reservoir
  • Saddington Reservoir
  • Staunton Harold Reservoir
  • Swithland Reservoir
  • Thornton Reservoir

London

  • Island Barn Reservoir
  • Stoke Newington West Reservoir
  • On the River Lee
    • King George's Reservoir , Brimsdown
    • William Girling Reservoir , Edmonton
    • Banbury Reservoir , Tottenham
    • Lockwood Reservoir
    • High Maynard Reservoir
    • Low Maynard Reservoir
    • then a series of 5 numbered reservoirs
    • Warwick Reservoir

Northamptonshire

Northumberland

  • Bakethin Reservoir
  • Catcleugh Reservoir
  • Colt Crag Reservoir
  • Fontburn Reservoir
  • Hallington Reservoirs
  • Little Swinburn Reservoir
  • Kielder Water

North Yorkshire

  • Angram Reservoir
  • Upper and Lower Bardon Reservoirs
  • Beaver Dyke Reservoirs
  • Chelker Reservoir
  • Cod Beck Reservoir
  • Elslack Reservoir
  • Embsay Reservoir
  • Fewston Reservoir
  • Gouthwaite Reservoir
  • Grimwith Reservoir
  • Laneshaw Reservoir
  • Leighton Reservoir
  • Lindley Wood Reservoir
  • Lumley Moor Reservoir
  • March Ghyll Reservoir
  • Mossy Moor Reservoir
  • Oulston Reservoir
  • Roundhill Reservoir
  • Scar House Reservoir
  • Scargill Reservoir
  • Swinsty Reservoir
  • Ten Acre Reservoir
  • Thornton Steward Reservoir
  • Thruscross Reservoir
  • Winterburn Reservoir

Oxfordshire

Rutland

Shropshire

  • Chelmarsh Reservoir
  • Knighton Reservoir

Somerset

  • Ashford Reservoir
  • Chard Reservoir
  • Chedder Reservoir
  • Clatworthy Reservoir
  • Durleigh Reservoir
  • Hawkridge Reservoir
  • Leigh Reservoir
  • Luxhay Reservoir
  • Nutscale Reservoir
  • Sutton Bingham Reservoir
  • Wimbleball Lake

South Yorkshire

  • Agden Reservoir
  • Broadstone Reservoir
  • Broomhead Reservoir
  • Dale Dyke Reservoir
  • Damflask Reservoir
  • Elsecar Reservoir
  • Howden Reservoir
  • Ingbirchworth Reservoir
  • Langsett Reservoir
  • Midhope Reservoir
  • More Hall Reservoir
  • Pebley Reservoir (Sheffield)
  • Redmires Reservoirs
  • Rivelin Dams
  • Royd Moor Reservoir
  • Scout Dyke Reservoir
  • Snailsden Reservoir
  • Strines Reservoir
  • Underbank Reservoir
  • Weecher Reservoir
  • Wharncliffe Reservoir
  • Windleden Reservoirs
  • Winscar Reservoir
  • Worsbrough Reservoir

Staffordshire

Warwickshire

  • Draycote Water
  • Oldbury Reservoir
  • Packington Lakes - support for the Grand Union Canal
  • Shustoke Reservoirs
  • Wormleighton Reservoir

West Midlands

West Yorkshire

  • Baitings Reservoir
  • Blackmoorfoot Reservoir
  • Green Withens Reservoir
  • Redbrook Reservoir
  • Ringstone Edge Reservoir
  • Ryburn Reservoir
  • Scammonden Reservoir
  • Swellands Reservoir

Worcestershire

  • Bittell Reservoirs (Upper and Lower)
  • Tardebigge Reservoir

Scotland

City of Edinburgh

  • Threipmuir Reservoir

Midlothian

  • Edgelaw Reservoir
  • Gladhouse Reservoir
  • Glencourse Reservoir
  • North Esk Reservoir
  • Rosebery Reservoir

Scottish Borders

  • Boddinsgill Reservoir
  • Fruid Reservoir
  • Megget Reservoir
  • Talla Reservoir
  • West Water Reservoir

South Lanarkshire

  • Camps Reservoir
  • Culter Waterhead Reservoir

West Lothian

  • Cobbinshaw Reservoir
  • Eliburn Reservoir
  • Harperrigg Reservoir

others

  • Blackwater Reservoir, near Kinlochleven
  • Dunoon Reservoir
  • Loch Laggan and Loch Treig - both part of the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme
  • Loch Monar - part of the Strathfarrar hydroelectric scheme
  • Loch Quoich and Loch Garry - both part of the Glen Garry hydroelectric scheme
  • Loch Loyne and Loch Cluanie - both part of the Glen Moriston hydroelectric scheme
  • Loch Mullardoch - part of the Glen Affric hydroelectric scheme


Wales

Anglesey (Ynys Mon)

  • Llyn Alaw - Water supply to much of north Anglesey
  • Llyn Cefni - Water supply to central Anglesey

Cardiff

  • Llanishen Reservoir - Water supply to Cardiff
  • Lisvane Reservoir - Water Supply to Cardiff

Carmarthenshire

  • Upper and Cwm Lliedi Reservoirs
  • Llyn Brianne
  • Llyn y Fan Fach
  • Llyn y Fan Fawr
  • Usk Reservoir

Ceredigion

  • Dinas Reservoir
  • Teifi Pools
  • Llyn Teifi
  • Nant y Moch Reservoir

Conwy

  • Llyn Brenig - part of Dee Regulation system - also in Denbighshire
  • Llyn Coety - provides power for an aluminium smelter
  • Llyn Conwy - water supply for Llanrwst and Betws y Coed
  • Llyn Cowlyd - water supply for Conwy and Colwyn Bay
  • Llyn Crafnant - water supply for Llanrwst

Denbighshire

Gwynedd

  • Llyn Anafon - water supply for Llanfairfechan, Dwygyfylchi and Penmaenmawr
  • Llyn Arenig Fach
  • Llyn Arenig Fawr - water supply for Bala town
  • Llynnau Barlwyd - supply to Llechwedd slate quarry
  • Llyn Bodgynydd - supply for the Pandora lead mine (disused)
  • Llyn Bodlyn - water supply to Barmouth. Also supports the rare Arctic char
  • Llyn Bowydd - supply to the Blaenau Ffestiniog slate quarries
  • Llyn Cwm Corsiog - supply for Rhosyff slate quarry (disused)
  • Llyn Cwellyn - water supply to Bangor and parts of south Anglesey
  • Llyn Marchlyn Mawr - header reservoir for the Dinorwig hydroelectric system.
  • Llyn Peris
  • Llyn Paddarn - part of the Dinorwig hydroelectric system
  • Llyn Trawsfynydd - built for the former Trawsfynydd power station

Merthyr Tydfil

  • Pontsticill Reservoir

Neath Port Talbot

Pembrokeshire

  • Llys-y-Frān
  • Rosebush Reservoir

Powys

  • Taff Fawr Reservoirs - A chain of three reservoirs supplying the Rhondda and Taff valley and Cardiff with water
    • Beacons Reservoir
    • Cantref Reservoir
    • Llwynon Reservoir
  • Taff Fechan Reservoirs - a chain of four reservoirs also supplying the Taff valley and Cardiff with water
    • Upper Neaudd Reservoir
    • Lower Neuadd Reservoir
    • Doly y gaer Reservoir
    • Pontsticill Reservoir
  • Elan Valley Reservoirs
    • Claerwen Reservoir - a group of reservoirs supplying Birmingham and part of the west Midlands with drinking water
    • Craig-goch Reservoir
    • Penygarreg Reservoir
    • Garreg-ddu Reservoir
    • Caban-coch Reservoir
  • Talybont Reservoir
  • Ystradfellte Reservoir

Northern Ireland

Co. Down

See also



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