Winterburn Reservoir

Winterburn Reservoir
Looking south across Winterburn Reservoir
Winterburn Reservoir
Location	North Yorkshire
Coordinates	54°2′27″N 2°5′4″W
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Bordley Beck[1]
Primary outflows	Eshton Beck, Winterburn Beck
Basin countries	United Kingdom

Winterburn Reservoir is located near the village of Winterburn in Malhamdale, North Yorkshire, England. It was constructed between 1885 and 1893 by Leeds civil engineers Henry Rofe and Edward Filliter to help maintain levels on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.[2] The cost of construction was estimated at £45,000.[3] Its capacity is 281,504,000 imperial gallons (1.27974×10^9 L; 338,072,000 US gal) and covers an area of 39.17 acres (15.85 ha)

In order to maintain the water levels of Winterburn and Eshton Beck, there is a compensation scheme. Around 1.1×10^6 imperial gallons; 1.3×10^6 US gallons (5×10^6 L) of water are discharged per day. The amount of compensation water is measured in the gauge house below the reservoir and further downstream at Holme Bridge lock, Gargrave.

In order to maintain the aquatic life in the reservoir, this is monitored daily, and in times of drought the water discharged into Winterburn Beck is reduced.

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  Discharge portal into Winterburn Beck
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  Twin cast iron valve capstans

See also

• Canals of the United Kingdom
• History of the British canal system

References

1. Landmark Visitors Guides; Hanks, M. (2000). Yorkshire Dales and Moors: Youth Hosteller's Walking Guide. Hunter Publishing Landmark Visitors Guides. Landmark. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-901522-41-9. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
2. "Out of Oblivion: A landscape through time". Archived from the original on 9 July 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2006.
3. "Waterways Chronology from 1881". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

External links

• Winterburn history pages