Smiddy Shaw Reservoir
| Smiddy Shaw Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 Smiddy Shaw Reservoir | |
| Location | County Durham, England |
| Coordinates | 54°48′40″N 1°56′02″W / 54.81111°N 1.93389°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Catchment area | 6 sq km [1] |
| Managing agency | Northumbrian Water |
| Max. depth | 12.3 m [1] |
| Water volume | 1.35 million cu m [1] |
| Surface elevation | 340 m asl |
Smiddy 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,[1] is owned and operated by Northumbrian Water.[2] It and Waskerley feed water under gravity to a water treatment works at Honey Hill,[3] while Hisehope feeds into Smiddy Shaw.
Smiddy Shaw and its two neighbouring reservoirs are located within the Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor Site of Special Scientific Interest, which itself forms part of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "British Dam Society - Durham Conference 2006" (PDF). British Dam Society. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ↑ Waskerley, Smiddyshaw, Hisehope (pdf downloadable at "Our region". Northumbrian Water. Retrieved 11 February 2011.)
- ↑ "Final Water Resources Management Plan 2010-2035". Northumbrian Water Ltd. Retrieved 3 February 2011.)
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