Reservoirs And Dams In The United Kingdom

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

• Carsington Water
• Ogston Reservoir
• Upper Derwent Valley
• Ladybower Reservoir
• Derwent Reservoir with Birchinlee
• Howden Reservoir
• Longdendale chain of reservoirs
• Arnside Reservoir
• Bottoms Reservoir
• Valehouse Reservoir
• Rhodeswood Reservoir
• Torside Reservoir
• Woodhead Reservoir

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

• Abberton Reservoir
• Ardleigh Reservoir
• Hanningfield Reservoir

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

• Boddington Reservoir, a canal supply reservoir between Byfield and Upper Boddington
• Cransley Reservoir (Kettering)
• Daventry Reservoir in Daventry Country Park
• Drayton Reservoir (Daventry)
• Hollowell reservoir
• Naseby Reservoir
• Pitsford Water
• Ravensthorpe Reservoir
• Stanford Reservoir, between Stanford-on-Avon and South Kilworth
• Sulby and Welford Reservoirs
• Sywell Reservoir
• Thorpe Malsor Reservoir (Kettering)

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

• Clattercote Reservoir (Banbury)
• Farmoor Reservoir (Oxford),

Rutland

• Rutland Water

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

• Belvide Reservoir
• Blithfield Reservoir
• Chasewater
• Gailey Reservoir
• Hatherton Reservoir
• Hanch Reservoir
• Rudyard Lake
• Tittesworth Reservoir

Warwickshire

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

West Midlands

• Bartley Reservoir (Birmingham)
• Brookvale Park Lake (Birmingham)
• Edgbaston Reservoir (Birmingham)
• Kingstanding (covered) (Birmingham)
• Netherton Reservoir, Dudley
• Witton Lakes (Birmingham)
• see also Elan Valley Reservoirs (Wales) which were built by, and supply, Birmingham.

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

• Caes Llwyd Reservoir
• Llyn Brenig - part of the River Dee regulation system
• Llyn Celyn - part of the River Dee regulation system. 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 Midlands
• Pendinas Reservoir
• Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake)
• Nant-y-Frith Reservoir
• Ty Mawr Reservoir

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

• Eglwys Nynydd - water supply to Corus steel-works at Port Talbot

Pembrokeshire

• Llys-y-Frn
• 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

• Silent Valley Reservoir
• Spelga Dam Reservoir

See also

• Ofwat
• List of reservoirs and dams
• UK topics
• Geography of the United Kingdom
• Rivers of the United Kingdom
• Waterways in the United Kingdom

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