Simpson Ground Reservoir

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Simpson Ground Reservoir
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Simpson Ground Reservoir, May 2007
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Simpson Ground Reservoir
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Simpson Ground Reservoir
Location Cumbria, England
Coordinates 54°16′6″N2°55′48″W / 54.26833°N 2.93000°W / 54.26833; -2.93000
Type Reservoir
River sourcesWay Beck
Basin  countriesUnited Kingdom
First flooded4 May 1957 (1957-05-04)
Max. length455 metres (1,493 ft)
Max. width194 metres (636 ft)
Surface area6.89 hectares (17.0 acres)
Max. depth27.5 metres (90 ft)
Water volume44 million imperial gallons (53,000,000 US gal)
Surface elevation193 metres (633 ft)
Settlements Staveley-in-Cartmel
Location
Simpson Ground Reservoir
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Plaque

Simpson Ground Reservoir is a reservoir in Cumbria, England, near the southeastern end of Windermere. It is located within a Forestry Commission conifer plantation, to the east of Staveley-in-Cartmel and provides fresh water supply for Grange-Over-Sands and the Haweswater aqueduct to Barrow. [1]

The reservoir, which covers an area of 6.89 hectares (17.0 acres), was established in 1957. [2] The reservoir, at an altitude of 193 metres (633 feet), measures 455 m × 194 m (1,493 ft × 636 ft), and has a capacity of 44 million gallons. [1] [2] A plaque near the bank commemorates the opening of the reservoir on 4 May 1957 by the Lancashire County Council.

References

  1. 1 2 "Simpson Ground Reservoir Cumbria". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Simpson Ground Reservoir". f22.org.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2012.