Scammonden Reservoir
Scammonden Reservoir is a water reservoir in West Yorkshire, England. Its water surface area when full is 42 hectares. The level of the bellmouth overflow above sea level is 252 metres. The reservoir holds 78,000,000,000 litres. Its length is 1.4 kilometres.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Scammonden Water”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Deanhead Reservoir and Ringstone Edge Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marsden and Ripponden.
Ripponden
Town
Ripponden is a village and civil parish on the River Ryburn near Halifax in West Yorkshire, England.
Scammonden Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kirklees, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.642° or 53° 38′ 31″ north
Longitude
-1.9267° or 1° 55′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C5WJ3RF+Q8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Scammonden Reservoir” goes by many names.
- French: “Scammonden Reservoir”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dean Head and Scammonden.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Church of St Bartholomew and Scammon Water Sailing Club.
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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.
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