Scammonden Reservoir

Scammonden Reservoir is a water in , . 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.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir in West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Scammonden Water”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Deanhead Reservoir and Ringstone Edge Reservoir.

Reservoir
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is a near Scammonden, in the metropolitan district of , , . It is named after Dean Head, a village that was mostly submerged during construction of the dam.

Reservoir
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Reservoir
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is a man-made upland reservoir that lies north of the M62 motorway and south of the A672 road near to and in , , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marsden and Ripponden.

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is a large village in the Colne Valley, in the metropolitan borough of , , England. It is in the South Pennines close to the which lies to the south.

Town
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is a village and civil parish on the River Ryburn near in , England. Historically it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Village
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is a village on a hillside crest above the Colne Valley in the district, in , England, 3 miles west of , and just north of the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

Scammonden Reservoir

Latitude
53.642° or 53° 38′ 31″ north
Longitude
-1.9267° or 1° 55′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C5WJ3RF+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4476984
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q7348642
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In Other Languages

“Scammonden Reservoir” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dean Head and Scammonden.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Bartholomew and Scammon Water Sailing Club.

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