Water Destinations in North West England, United Kingdom
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Keighley Moor Reservoir
Keighley Moor Reservoir (known locally as the Big Dam) is a freshwater reservoir west of Oakworth, in West Yorkshire, England. Although it was originally built to keep a constant supply of water to downstream mills, it is now used for freshwater supply within the Keighley and Bradford areas, with water overflowing the reservoir running via North Beck into the River Worth in Keighley. The reservoir is now owned and operated by Yorkshire Water.
Kentmere Tarn
lake in the United Kingdom
Elton Reservoir
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Reservoir, commonly called Elton Reservoir, is located near the A58 Bolton Road in Greater Manchester, about 3 km (1.8 mi) south west of the town of Bury, Greater Manchester. Constructed between 1802 and 1808 at the height of the canal era, and later enlarged, it continues to supply water to the canal, and remains a legacy of the industrial era and a major leisure facility for residents of Bury, Bolton and North Manchester.
Stocks Reservoir
Stocks Reservoir is a reservoir situated at the head of the Hodder valley in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, England (historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974). It provides water mainly for Blackpool and the Fylde coast. The reservoir has a fly fishing club which is very popular in the summer months and a small cafe which is popular with walkers.
Calf Hey Reservoir
Calf Hey Reservoir is a reservoir in Haslingden Grane, close to the town of Haslingden, in the Borough of Rossendale, England. It was the first of three reservoirs in the valley, the others being Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir. Not to be confused with the upper of the two Ogden Reservoirs 11 miles to the north, near Nelson.
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