List of reservoirs in the United Kingdom
The following page lists the reservoirs in the United Kingdom.
Reservoirs accounting for 90% storage
[edit]This list contains 273 individual reservoirs, which amount to approximately 90% of total reservoir storage in the United Kingdom, sourced from the Environmental Information Data Centre.[1]
Rank | Name | Country | County | Grid Ref. Location | Maximum volume m3[1] | Planning date | Completion date |
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26 | Abberton | England | Essex | TL9810018300 | 39,000,000 | 1935[i] | 1939 |
175 | Agden | England | South Yorkshire | SK2610092300 | 2,859,000 | 1864 | 1869 |
152 | Allerton Newton Fairburn | England | West Yorkshire | SE4500027200 | 3,347,500 | NA | NA |
229 | Allt na Lairige | Scotland | Argyll and Bute | NN2530017400 | 1,838,000 | 1943[ii] | 1956[iii] |
83 | Alton Water | England | Suffolk | TM1620035700 | 9,100,000 | 1974[iv] | 1986 |
60 | Alwen Reservoir | Wales | Conwy | SH9550053000 | 14,754,000 | 1909 | 1921 |
135 | Anglezarke | England | Lancashire | SD6170016000 | 4,044,000 | 1850 | 1857 |
129 | Angram | England | North Yorkshire | SE0400076000 | 4,737,000 | 1904 | 1918 |
119 | Ardingly | England | West Sussex | TQ3350028800 | 5,206,000 | 1974[v] | 1979[v] |
210 | Ardleigh | England | Essex | TM0340028200 | 2,109,000 | 1964 | 1979 |
143 | Arlington | England | East Sussex | TQ5335207419 | 3,545,800 | 1969 | 1971 |
185 | Audenshaw No.1 | England | Greater Manchester | SJ9170096700 | 2,590,000 | 1875 | 1882 |
234 | Audenshaw No.2 | England | Greater Manchester | SJ9140096200 | 1,745,000 | 1875 | 1882 |
183 | Audenshaw No.3 | England | Greater Manchester | SJ9110096700 | 2,680,000 | 1877 | 1882 |
201 | Baddinsgill[v] | Scotland | Scottish Borders | NT1286455787 | 2,250,000 | 1926 | 1828 |
144 | Baitings | England | West Yorkshire | SE0100018900 | 3,523,000 | 1929[v] | 1956 |
168 | Bakethin | England | Northumberland | NY6430091300 | 2,960,000 | 1971[vi] | 1981 |
50 | Balderhead | England | County Durham | NY9280018400 | 19,618,000 | 1959[i] | 1965 |
178 | Banbury | England | Greater London | TQ3620091400 | 2,779,000 | 1897[iv] | 1903 |
166 | Banbury FSA | England | Greater London | TQ3620091400 | 3,040,000 | 2001 | 2012 |
202 | Barden Lower | England | North Yorkshire | SE0350056700 | 2,240,000 | 1854 | 1873 |
209 | Barden Upper | England | North Yorkshire | SE0120057800 | 2,112,000 | 1854 | 1873 |
261 | Barnacre North | England | Lancashire | SD5260047800 | 344,000 | 1861[iv] | 1878 |
264 | Barnacre South | England | Lancashire | SD5260047600 | 248,000 | 1861[iv] | 1878 |
268 | Barrow 1 | England | Somerset | ST5360067200 | 157,000 | 1846[iv] | 1850 |
265 | Barrow 2 | England | Somerset | ST5390067500 | 245,000 | 1846[iv] | 1850 |
208 | Barrow 3 | England | Somerset | ST5430068000 | 2,160,000 | 1846[iv] | 1850 |
191 | Bartley | England | West Midlands County | SP0020081200 | 2,400,000 | 1925 | 1930 |
267 | Beacons Reservoir | Wales | Powys | SN9870018580 | 160,000 | 1883[iv] | 1897 |
96 | Beckingham FSA | England | Nottinghamshire | SK7950090500 | 7,000,000 | 1960 | 1960 |
224 | Belmont | England | Blackburn with Darwen | SD6730016400 | 1,886,000 | 1824 | 1826 |
206 | Belvide | England | Staffordshire | SJ8650010200 | 2,196,000 | 1825[i] | 1833 |
239 | Ben Crom | Northern Ireland | County Down | SB4015582002 | 1,700,000 | 1945 | 1957 |
32 | Bewl Bridge | England | East Sussex | TQ6776832663 | 31,400,000 | 1967[vi] | 1975 |
195 | Blackbrook | England | Leicestershire | SK4580017500 | 2,300,000 | 1901 | 1906 |
160 | Blackmoorfoot | England | West Yorkshire | SE0990013000 | 3,205,000 | 1869 | 1876 |
212 | Blackton | England | County Durham | NY9440018600 | 2,105,000 | 1876[i] | 1896 |
5 | Blackwater | Scotland | Highland | NN2475160292 | 214,977,000 | 1904 | 1909 |
88 | Blagdon (Bristol) | England | Somerset | ST5100060000 | 8,260,000 | 1888[iv] | 1904 |
52 | Blithfield | England | Staffordshire | SK0600023500 | 18,200,000 | 1892 | 1953 |
248 | Bosley | England | Cheshire | SJ9220065900 | 1,224,000 | 1826 | 1931 |
196 | Bottoms (Longdendale) | England | Derbyshire | SK0230097000 | 2,300,000 | 1848 | 1877 |
78 | Bough Beech | England | Kent | TQ4940047700 | 10,018,000 | 1965[vi] | 1968 |
220 | Branston Island | England | Lincolnshire | TF1000071000 | 2,000,000 | NA | NA |
246 | Brent | England | Greater London | TQ2160087100 | 1,632,330 | 1819 | 1835 |
126 | Broomhead | England | South Yorkshire | SK2690095900 | 4,937,282 | 1867 | 1929 |
69 | Brotherton Little Marsh to Birkin Holme Washland | England | North Yorkshire | SE5210025300 | 11,320,000 | NA | NA |
102 | Burnhope | England | County Durham | NY8470039000 | 6,438,182 | 1931 | 1937 |
132 | Burrator[v] | England | Devon | SX5568768562 | 4,464,000 | 1891 | 1898 |
232 | Butterley | England | West Yorkshire | SE0470010500 | 1,773,000 | 1789 | 1794 |
28 | Caban Coch | Wales | Powys | SN9160063200 | 36,865,000 | 1892[iv] | 1904 |
218 | Caldecott Lake | England | Buckinghamshire | SP8990035800 | 2,014,000 | 1967 | 1972 |
269 | Cantref Reservoir | Wales | Powys | SN9938015840 | 145,000 | 1884[iv] | 1892 |
29 | Carsington | England | Derbyshire | SK2480051400 | 36,000,000 | 1973[vi] | 1992 |
75 | Catcleugh | England | Northumberland | NT7470003100 | 10,500,000 | 1888 | 1905 |
240 | Catterall Flood Storage | England | Lancashire | SD4680041300 | 1,700,000 | NA | 1982 |
214 | Cavendish Dock | England | Cumbria | SD2120068300 | 2,053,000 | 1863 | 1879 |
63 | Cawood Ings Wistow Lordship | England | North Yorkshire | SE6050036000 | 13,500,000 | NA | NA |
142 | Chasewater | England | Staffordshire | SK0360007600 | 3,691,000 | 1794 | 1797 |
108 | Cheddar | England | Somerset | ST4410053700 | 6,140,000 | 1933 | 1938 |
270 | Chelker | England | North Yorkshire | SE0564051600 | 95,000 | NA | 1866 |
164 | Chelmarsh | England | Shropshire | SO7340087500 | 3,063,320 | 1960 | 1963 |
273 | Chew Magna | England | Somerset | ST5660063200 | 43,000 | 1850 | 1850 |
47 | Chew Valley Lake | England | Somerset | ST5700060000 | 20,457,000 | 1939[vi] | 1956 |
111 | Chrathaich | Scotland | Highland | NH3640020700 | 5,629,000 | 1928[vi] | 1955[iii] |
177 | Church Wilne[v] | England | Derbyshire | SK4630032500 | 2,790,000 | NA | 1972 |
22 | Claerwen | Wales | Powys | SN8550065100 | 48,686,000 | 1892[vi] | 1952 |
116 | Clatworthy | England | Somerset | ST0430031400 | 5,364,000 | 1950 | 1958 |
197 | Clifton Ings Washlands | England | North Yorkshire | SE5870053100 | 2,300,000 | NA | NA |
34 | Colliford Lake | England | Cornwall | SX1790071000 | 29,100,000 | 1976[vi] | 1983 |
127 | Colt Crag | England | Northumberland | NY9400078100 | 4,855,000 | 1863 | 1884 |
73 | Covenham | England | Lincolnshire | TF3463596017 | 10,900,000 | 1963 | 1978 |
24 | Cow Green | England | Durham | NY8120028900 | 40,914,000 | 1958[iv] | 1970 |
79 | Craig Goch | Wales | Powys | SN8960069800 | 9,583,000 | 1892[iv] | 1904 |
136 | Cray | Wales | Powys | SN8850022000 | 4,027,000 | 1898[v] | 1906[v] |
186 | Cropston | England | Leicestershire | SK5470011000 | 2,528,000 | 1865 | 1870 |
48 | Crowlands Cowbit Washes | England | Lincolnshire | TF2600016500 | 20,000,000 | NA | NA |
147 | Crummock Water | England | Cumbria | NY1510020800 | 3,400,000 | NA | NA |
70 | Curry Moor Flood Storage Area | England | Somerset | ST3260027000 | 11,283,000 | NA | NA |
44 | Daer | Scotland | South Lanarkshire | NS9757507812 | 22,494,000 | 1948 | 1956 |
205 | Dale Dyke | England | South Yorkshire | SK2430091700 | 2,210,000 | 1853[iv] | 1875 |
118 | Damflask | England | South Yorkshire | SK2840090700 | 5,264,000 | 1864 | 1867 |
130 | Darwell[v] | England | East Sussex | TQ7150021200 | 4,730,000 | 1937 | 1949 |
194 | Delph | England | Greater Manchester | SD7030015400 | 2,326,700 | 1905[i] | 1921 |
80 | Derwent | England | Derbyshire | SK1730089800 | 9,470,000 | 1899[iv] | 1916 |
19 | Derwent Reservoir | England | County Durham | NZ0250051400 | 50,060,000 | 1950[vi] | 1966 |
157 | Digley | England | West Yorkshire | SE1100007000 | 3,260,000 | 1937[iv] | 1954 |
258 | Doe Park | England | West Yorkshire | SE0780034200 | 422,000 | 1857 | 1862 |
266 | Donolly Reservoir | Scotland | East Lothian | NT5780068700 | 209,000 | NA | NA |
123 | Dovestone | England | Greater Manchester | SE0160003600 | 5,048,000 | 1958[iv] | 1966 |
43 | Draycote Water | England | Warwickshire | SP4600070000 | 22,730,000 | 1965[vi] | 1969 |
42 | East Ings and Wood Holmes Washland Reservoir | England | North Yorkshire | SE5230024300 | 23,700,000 | NA | NA |
251 | East Warwick | England | Greater London | TQ3480088500 | 742,000 | 1853[iv] | 1900[v] |
103 | Eccup | England | West Yorkshire | SE3080041800 | 6,410,000 | 1885 | 1897 |
153 | Eglwys Nunydd | Wales | Neath Port Talbot | SS7920085500 | 3,311,000 | 1957[v] | 1963 |
148 | Ennerdale Water | England | Cumbria | NY0890015300 | 3,400,000 | 1902 | 1902 |
145 | Entwistle | England | Blackburn with Darwen | SD7200017500 | 3,464,000 | 1832 | 1838[v] |
134 | Errwood | England | Derbyshire | SK0140075200 | 4,216,000 | 1930[iv] | 1967 |
90 | Eyebrook | England | Leicestershire | SP8480094700 | 8,096,000 | 1937 | 1940 |
187 | Farmoor No. 1 | England | Oxfordshire | SP4450006800 | 2,505,000 | 1962 | 1967 |
122 | Farmoor No. 2 | England | Oxfordshire | SP4450006000 | 5,055,000 | 1962 | 1977 |
125 | Fernilee | England | Derbyshire | SK0130077700 | 4,944,000 | 1930[iv] | 1938 |
237 | Fernworthy | England | Devon | SX6710084300 | 1,727,300 | 1934 | 1942 |
141 | Fewston | England | North Yorkshire | SE1870054100 | 3,845,000 | 1874 | 1879 |
231 | Ffynnon Llugwy | Wales | Conwy | SH6920062400 | 1,776,000 | 1915 | 1926 |
174 | Fiddler's Ferry P.S. Ash Lagoon D | England | Cheshire | SJ5520085500 | 2,900,000 | NA | NA |
154 | Fontburn | England | Northumberland | NZ0450093500 | 3,279,000 | 1898[iv] | 1903 |
64 | Foremark | England | Derbyshire | SK3290024400 | 13,193,490 | 1966 | 1977 |
76 | Fruid | Scotland | Scottish Borders | NT0968919217 | 10,438,000 | 1953[vi] | 1968 |
82 | Garreg Ddu | Wales | Powys | SN9110063900 | 9,222,000[2] | 1892[iv] | 1904 |
89 | Gladhouse | Scotland | Midlothian | NT2977853599 | 8,133,000 | NA | 1879 |
84 | Glen Finglas | Scotland | Stirling | NN5241009260 | 9,043,000 | 1911 | 1965 |
243 | Glencorse | Scotland | Midlothian | NT2164763897 | 1,673,000 | 1819 | 1824 |
236 | Gorple Upper | England | West Yorkshire | SD9240031400 | 1,731,000 | 1928 | 1934 |
110 | Gouthwaite | England | North Yorkshire | SE1300069000 | 5,810,789 | 1893 | 1901 |
17 | Grafham Water[v] | England | Cambridgeshire | TL1700067000 | 55,490,000 | 1961[vi] | 1965 |
109 | Grassholme | England | County Durham | NY9380022400 | 6,060,000 | 1876[iv] | 1915 |
146 | Greenbooth | England | Greater Manchester | SD8530015200 | 3,405,000 | 1958 | 1962 |
45 | Grimwith | England | North Yorkshire | SE0600064200 | 22,200,000 | 1856[vi] | 1864 |
163 | Hallington East | England | Northumberland | NY9730076300 | 3,116,740 | 1863 | 1872 |
149 | Hallington West | England | Northumberland | NY9650076000 | 3,380,000 | 1876 | 1890 |
272 | Hampton - Sunnyside | England | Greater London | TQ1270069000 | 71,000 | 1852[iv] | 1855 |
36 | Hanningfield | England | Essex | TQ7330098400 | 27,721,000 | 1949[vi] | 1957 |
13 | Haweswater | England | Cumbria | NY5000015500 | 84,840,000 | 1880[vi] | 1935 |
176 | Heaton Park | England | Greater Manchester | SD8250004700 | 2,800,000 | 1954 | 1955 |
263 | Hewenden | England | West Yorkshire | SE0740035600 | 252,000 | 1842 | 1846 |
254 | High Maynard | England | Greater London | TQ3550089600 | 659,000 | 1867[iv][v] | 1870[v] |
181 | Hilfield Park[v] | England | Hertfordshire | TQ1570096000 | 2,728,000 | NA | 1955 |
189 | Hollingworth Lake | England | Greater Manchester | SD9350015300 | 2,468,000 | 1794 | 1800 |
213 | Hollowell | England | Northamptonshire | SP6900072400 | 2,064,000 | 1936 | 1939 |
256 | Hopes | Scotland | East Lothian | NT5470062100 | 600,000 | NA | 1933 |
85 | Howden | England | Derbyshire | SK1700092500 | 8,990,000 | 1899[iv] | 1916 |
139 | Hury | England | County Durham | NY9650019600 | 3,905,000 | 1876[iv] | 1894 |
137 | Island Barn | England | Surrey | TQ1390067000 | 4,011,000 | 1900[iv] | 1911 |
215 | Jumbles | England | Greater Manchester | SD7350013900 | 2,050,000 | 1971 | 1971 |
61 | Kellington Ings Reservoir | England | North Yorkshire | SE5910024500 | 14,400,000 | NA | NA |
6 | Kielder | England | Northumberland | NY7080087500 | 199,000,000 | 1971[vi] | 1981 |
159 | Killington | England | Cumbria | SD5900091000 | 3,238,210 | 1817 | 1819 |
217 | Kinder | England | Derbyshire | SK0585088190 | 2,028,000 | 1899[iv] | 1912 |
72 | King George V | England | Greater London | TQ3740096500 | 10,981,000 | 1893 | 1912 |
51 | King George VI | England | Surrey | TQ0410073200 | 18,732,000 | 1936 | 1947 |
35 | Ladybower | England | Derbyshire | SK2000085500 | 27,800,000 | 1920[iv] | 1943 |
222 | Lamaload | England | Cheshire | SJ9710075300 | 1,932,000 | 1958 | 1963 |
104 | Langsett | England | South Yorkshire | SE2140000200 | 6,401,000 | 1897 | 1904 |
259 | Leeming | England | West Yorkshire | SE0380034400 | 408,000 | 1872 | 1878 |
113 | Leigh Barrier (Medway) FSR | England | Kent | TQ5650046300 | 5,580,000 | 1976[iv] | 1982 |
128 | Leighton | England | North Yorkshire | SE1620078800 | 4,780,000 | 1908 | 1926 |
165 | Lindley Wood | England | North Yorkshire | SE2150049300 | 3,045,000 | 1870 | 1874 |
167 | Linton Ings | England | North Yorkshire | SE4840060400 | 3,000,000 | NA | NA |
238 | Little Swinburne | England | Northumberland | NY9450077200 | 1,721,000 | 1863 | 1879 |
41 | Llandegfedd | Wales | Monmouhtshire / Torfaen | ST3260098500 | 24,492,000 | 1957[vi] | 1964 |
121 | Llwyn-On | Wales | Rhondda Cynon Taf | SO0110011400 | 5,066,000 | 1884[iv] | 1926 |
95 | Llyn Alaw | Wales | Gwynedd | SH3740085400 | 7,400,000 | 1961 | 1965 |
230 | Llyn Aled[v] | Wales | Conwy | SH9160057900 | 1,777,000 | NA | 1934 |
93 | Llyn Arenig Fawr | Wales | Gwynedd | SH8500037900 | 7,488,000 | NA | 1830 |
18 | Llyn Brenig | Wales | Conwy / Denbighshire | SH9770054300 | 54,273,000 | 1973[vi] | 1979 |
30 | Llyn Brianne | Wales | Powys | SN7910048500 | 32,882,000 | 1967[vi] | 1972 |
23 | Llyn Celyn | Wales | Gwynedd | SH8592140424 | 40,959,000 | 1957[vi] | 1965 |
21 | Clywedog Reservoir (Llyn Clywedog) | Wales | Powys | SN8980088500 | 48,828,000 | 1963[vi] | 1967 |
81 | Llyn Cowlyd | Wales | Conwy | SH7380063400 | 9,432,000 | 1891[iv] | 1897 |
241 | Llyn Cwellyn[v] | Wales | Gwynedd | SH5540055600 | 1,687,000 | NA | 1976 |
173 | Llyn Cwmystradllyn[v] | Wales | Gwynedd | SH5620044300 | 2,902,000 | 1959 | 1959 |
226 | Llyn Peris | Wales | Gwynedd | SH5870059900 | 1,870,000 | 1973 | 1979 |
250 | Llyn Stwlan | Wales | Gwynedd | SH6660044400 | 747,000 | 1952[vi] | 1963 |
11 | Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) | Wales | Gwynedd | SH9290035000 | 106,751,000 | 1803 | 1804 |
40 | Llyn Trawsfynydd | Wales | Gwynedd | SH6940038200 | 26,108,000 | 1924[v] | 1928 |
140 | Loch Achonachie | Scotland | Highland | NH4460054600 | 3,873,000 | 1943[ii] | 1954[iii] |
37 | Loch an Diamh | Scotland | Perth and Kinross | NN5086746354 | 27,052,000 | 1953[vi] | 1959[iii] |
57 | Loch Arklet | Scotland | Stirling | NN3778009120 | 16,286,000 | 1902 | 1914 |
54 | Loch Bradan | Scotland | South Ayrshire | NX4205297297 | 17,475,000 | 1908[iv] | 1912 |
105 | Loch Drunkie | Scotland | Stirling | NN5425004390 | 6,346,000 | 1854 | 1864 |
4 | Loch Earn | Scotland | Perth and Kinross | NN6990024200 | 397,630,000 | 1943[ii] | 1958[iii] |
190 | Loch Eigheach Gaur | Scotland | Perth and Kinross | NN4610056900 | 2,461,000 | 1943[ii] | 1953[iii] |
1 | Loch Ericht | Scotland | Perth and Kinross | NN5080062700 | 1,291,596,000 | 1912[vi] | 1962[iii] |
8 | Loch Garry | Scotland | Highland | NH2760002100 | 163,272,000 | 1943[ii] | 1956[iii] |
249 | Loch Gleann A'Bhearraidh | Scotland | Argyll and Bute | NM8446426911 | 774,000 | 1939 | 1939 |
2 | Loch Katrine | Scotland | Stirling | NN4433509530 | 804,704,000 | 1848 | 1859 |
49 | Loch Loyne | Scotland | Highland | NH2010007900 | 19,859,000 | 1938[vi] | 1957[iii] |
9 | Loch Luichart | Scotland | Highland | NH3650061500 | 128,124,000 | 1943[ii] | 1954[iii] |
16 | Loch Lyon | Scotland | Perth and Kinross | NN4520041700 | 59,270,000 | 1951[vi] | 1958[iii] |
58 | Loch Nant | Scotland | Argyll and Bute | NN0030024900 | 15,464,000 | 1959[vi] | 1963[iii] |
3 | Loch Quoich | Scotland | Highland | NH0710002300 | 556,677,000 | 1928[vi] | 1955[iii] |
260 | Loch Spey | Scotland | Highland | NN5810093700 | 356,000 | 1918[iv] | 1938 |
86 | Loch Thom | Scotland | Renfrewshire | NS2594872193 | 8,668,000 | 1824 | 1827 |
65 | Loch Vaich | Scotland | Highland | NH3460074900 | 12,388,000 | 1943[ii] | 1957[iii] |
20 | Loch Venachar | Scotland | Stirling | NN5743905550 | 49,358,000 | 1854 | 1857 |
211 | Lockwood | England | Greater London | TQ3530090200 | 2,106,000 | 1893[iv] | 1903 |
257 | Loganlea | Scotland | Midlothian | NT1944262397 | 532,000 | 1847 | 1851 |
271 | Low Maynard | England | Greater London | TQ3550089600 | 80,000 | 1867[iv][v] | 1870[v] |
124 | Marchlyn Mawr | Wales | Gwynedd | SH6170062200 | 5,017,000 | 1973 | 1979 |
14 | Megget | Scotland | Scottish Borders | NT1925822198 | 63,722,000 | 1963 | 1983 |
162 | Meldon | England | Devon | SX5630091600 | 3,170,000 | 1962[vi] | 1972 |
245 | Mickletown Washland | England | West Yorkshire | SE4150027100 | 1,655,000 | NA | NA |
227 | Midhope | England | South Yorkshire | SK2230099400 | 1,859,000 | 1895 | 1903 |
244 | Misson East FSA | England | Nottinghamshire | SK7090094900 | 1,670,000 | NA | NA |
233 | Misson West FSA | England | Nottinghamshire | SK6850094000 | 1,750,000 | NA | NA |
207 | More Hall | England | South Yorkshire | SK2870095800 | 2,172,989 | 1867 | 1929 |
7 | Mullardoch | Scotland | Highland | NH2220031300 | 165,226,000 | 1943[ii] | 1951 |
39 | Nant-y-Moch | Wales | Ceredigion | SN7540086200 | 26,292,000 | 1955[iv] | 1964 |
193 | Northampton Washlands | England | West Northamptonshire | SP7950060200 | 2,340,000 | NA | NA |
107 | Ogston | England | Derbyshire | SK3780059900 | 6,180,000 | 1953[iv] | 1958 |
198 | Oldbury Power Station | England | Gloucestershire | ST6000095000 | 2,300,000 | NA | NA |
12 | Ouse Washes | England | Cambridgeshire | TL5000089000 | 90,000,000 | NA | 1652 |
114 | Penygarreg | Wales | Powys | SN9030067400 | 5,558,000 | 1892[iv] | 1904 |
53 | Pitsford | England | Northamptonshire | SP7550068900 | 17,545,000 | 1946 | 1955 |
74 | Pontsticill (Taf Fechan) | Wales | Merthyr Tydfil / Powys | SO0610011800 | 10,717,000 | 1921[vi] | 1927 |
55 | Queen Elizabeth II | England | Surrey | TQ1180067100 | 16,809,000 | 1935 | 1967 |
33 | Queen Mary | England | Surrey | TQ0730069700 | 30,363,000 | 1911[vi] | 1925 |
31 | Queen Mother | England | Berkshire | TQ0090076800 | 31,492,000 | 1945[vi] | 1976 |
225 | Ravensthorpe | England | West Northamptonshire | SP6810070400 | 1,884,000 | 1880 | 1890 |
200 | Rhodeswood | England | Derbyshire | SK0440098200 | 2,273,000 | 1848 | 1855 |
262 | River Shin | Scotland | Highland | NC5820005100 | 316,000 | 1954[vi] | 1958[iii] |
161 | River Till Controlled Washland | England | Nottinghamshire | SK7030077500 | 3,200,000 | 1977 | 1990 |
106 | River Witham Flood Washlands | England | Lincolnshire | SK9520063800 | 6,300,000 | NA | NA |
100 | Rivington Lower | England | Lancashire | SD6300012400 | 6,516,000 | 1850 | 1857 |
27 | Roadford | England | Devon | SX4200090000 | 36,910,000 | 1976[vi] | 1989 |
188 | Roundhill | England | North Yorkshire | SE1500077200 | 2,503,000 | NA | 1910 |
170 | Rudyard | England | Staffordshire | SJ9450059600 | 2,949,700 | NA | 1796 |
10 | Rutland Water | England | Rutland | SK9440008000 | 124,000,000 | 1968[vi] | 1976 |
242 | Scaling | England | North Yorkshire | NZ7490012800 | 1,682,000 | 1946 | 1958 |
91 | Scammonden | England | West Yorkshire | SE0530016700 | 7,873,000 | 1965 | 1969 |
77 | Scar House | England | North Yorkshire | SE0580076900 | 10,069,000 | 1921 | 1936 |
171 | Seathwaite Tarn | England | Cumbria | SD2500098600 | 2,945,000 | 1900 | 1907 |
59 | Selset | England | County Durham | NY9180021100 | 15,320,000 | 1955 | 1960 |
223 | Shustoke Lower | England | Warwickshire | SP2280091200 | 1,921,000 | 1870[iv] | 1884 |
150 | Siblyback | England | Cornwall | SX2320070300 | 3,364,000 | 1965 | 1969 |
62 | Silent Valley | Northern Ireland | County Down | SB3865978967 | 13,638,270 | 1910 | 1933 |
97 | Staines North | England | Surrey | TQ0500073600 | 6,940,000 | 1898[iv] | 1902 |
94 | Staines South | England | Surrey | TQ0500072500 | 7,469,000 | 1898[iv] | 1902 |
99 | Staunton Harold | England | Derbyshire | SK3767923473 | 6,655,000 | 1958[vi] | 1964 |
115 | Stithians | England | Cornwall | SW7190036400 | 5,420,000 | 1955[vi] | 1967 |
68 | Stocks | England | Lancashire | SD7200054600 | 11,800,000 | 1910 | 1932 |
203 | Strines | England | South Yorkshire | SK2320090500 | 2,239,000 | 1853[iv] | 1869 |
184 | Sutton Bingham | England | Somerset | ST5540011400 | 2,600,000 | 1952 | 1955 |
138 | Swinsty | England | North Yorkshire | SE1960053400 | 3,936,000 | 1871 | 1877 |
204 | Swithland | England | Leicestershire | SK5570014800 | 2,227,540 | 1890 | 1896 |
180 | "Tadcaster, Hackenby, North Ings and Cock Beck" | England | North Yorkshire | SE4950042000 | 2,748,750 | NA | NA |
66 | Talla | Scotland | Scottish Borders | NT1171721532 | 12,020,000 | 1897 | 1905 |
67 | Talybont | Wales | Powys | SO1060020500 | 11,921,000 | 1930 | 1939 |
221 | Tanygrisiau | Wales | Gwynedd | SH6830044700 | 1,970,000 | 1952[vi] | 1963 |
25 | Thirlmere | England | Cumbria | NY3100019000 | 40,714,000 | 1879[vi] | 1894 |
92 | Thruscross | England | North Yorkshire | SE1520057800 | 7,800,000 | 1955[vi] | 1966 |
101 | Tittesworth | England | Staffordshire | SJ9930058700 | 6,440,000 | 1858 | 1858 |
98 | Torside | England | Derbyshire | SK0560098300 | 6,700,000 | 1848 | 1864 |
192 | Tunstall | England | County Durham | NZ0650040800 | 2,360,000 | 1873 | 1879 |
169 | Underbank | England | South Yorkshire | SK2530099200 | 2,955,000 | 1897 | 1904 |
71 | Usk | Wales | Carmarthenshire / Powys | SN8217428549 | 11,235,000 | 1950 | 1955 |
182 | Vale House | England | Derbyshire | SK0326097420 | 2,688,000 | 1848 | 1870 |
15 | Vyrnwy | Wales | Powys | SJ0180019300 | 59,852,000 | 1879[i] | 1888 |
252 | Walthamstow No.4 | England | Greater London | TQ3540089100 | 680,000 | 1853[iv] | 1866[v] |
253 | Walthamstow No.5 | England | Greater London | TQ3550088600 | 680,000 | 1853[iv] | 1866[v] |
179 | Walton - Bessborough | England | Surrey | TQ1220068000 | 2,757,000 | 1898 | 1907 |
228 | Walton - Knight | England | Surrey | TQ1170068000 | 1,857,000 | 1898 | 1907 |
216 | Waskerley | England | County Durham | NZ0250044300 | 2,046,500 | 1877 | 1877 |
156 | Watergrove | England | Greater Manchester | SD9100017700 | 3,273,000 | 1930 | 1938 |
120 | Wayoh | England | Lancashire | SD7370016400 | 5,100,000 | 1865[vi] | 1876 |
112 | Weirwood | England | East Sussex | TQ4060035300 | 5,623,000 | 1950 | 1954 |
235 | Wentwood | Wales | Newport | ST4300092900 | 1,739,000 | 1896 | 1904 |
117 | West Moor Reservoir | England | Somerset | ST4160032600 | 5,359,000 | NA | NA |
255 | West Warwick | England | Greater London | TQ3460088300 | 639,000 | 1853[iv] | 1900[v] |
151 | West Water | Scotland | Scottish Borders | NT1173052377 | 3,364,000 | 1966 | 1969 |
199 | Wet Sleddale | England | Cumbria | NY5530011600 | 2,282,000 | 1880[vi] | 1966 |
247 | White Holme | England | West Yorkshire | SD9710019900 | 1,601,000 | 1807[iv] | 1816 |
133 | Whiteadder | Scotland | East Lothian | NT6540063500 | 4,239,000 | 1959[v] | 1968 |
172 | Widdop | England | West Yorkshire | SD9300033000 | 2,912,000 | 1872 | 1878 |
219 | Willen Lake | England | Buckinghamshire | SP8810040900 | 2,004,000 | 1967 | 1972 |
56 | William Girling | England | Greater London | TQ3670094100 | 16,500,000 | 1935[v] | 1951 |
46 | Wimbleball | England | Somerset | SS9670029300 | 21,541,000 | 1968 | 1979 |
87 | Winscar | England | South Yorkshire | SE1530002600 | 8,300,000 | 1970[vi] | 1975 |
131 | Woodhead | England | Derbyshire | SK0820099400 | 4,700,000 | 1848 | 1877 |
38 | Wraysbury | England | Surrey | TQ0250074500 | 26,910,000 | 1945[vi] | 1970 |
158 | Yarrow[v] | England | Lancashire | SD6240015500 | 3,252,000 | 1850 | 1877 |
155 | Ystradfellte | Wales | Powys | SN9460017500 | 3,277,000 | 1902[vi] | 1914 |
Largest in England and Wales (2012)
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Parliamentary approval of scheme
- ^ a b c d e f g h Associated with inception of North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Start of hydroelectric production - Hydro Electric Development (Scotland) Act 1943
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Associated with act that gave an authority powers
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab The Environmental Information Data Centre source used states the sources they used could be dubious for parts (or this part) of this entry
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as First mention of scheme on Hansard
References
[edit]- ^ a b Durant, M.J.; Counsell, C.J. (20 July 2018), Inventory of reservoirs amounting to 90% of total UK storage, NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre, doi:10.5285/f5a7d56c-cea0-4f00-b159-c3788a3b2b38, retrieved 10 April 2023 Data downloadable with registration
- ^ Elan dams: Specifications Archived 20 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine at Elan Valley Trust official website. Accessed 27 November 2013
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au Environment Agency. "Public Register of Reservoirs".
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(help) Compiles a database of reservoirs in England and Wales. - ^ "Raw Water Storage Levels 15 August 2022 | Reservoir levels | About Us | Severn Trent Water". www.stwater.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-20.