Angram Reservoir

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Angram Reservoir
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Tributaries: River Nidd , Stone Beck
Drain: River Nidd , Nidd Aqueduct
Angram Reservoir (England)
Angram Reservoir
Coordinates 54 ° 10 '50 "  N , 1 ° 56' 22"  W Coordinates: 54 ° 10 '50 "  N , 1 ° 56' 22"  W.
Data on the structure
Height of the barrier structure : 61 m
Data on the reservoir
Water surface 34 ha
Storage space 4th 736 000  m³

The angram reservoir (Angram reservoir) is close to the source of the River Nidd in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB ) in the county of North Yorkshire in the north of England situated reservoir .

The Angram Reservoir, like the downstream Scar House Reservoir, was created to provide drinking water for the Bradford region . The transport there takes place via the Nidd Aqueduct .

The structure was completed in 1919. With a dam height of 61 meters, a maximum water depth of 33.4 meters and a water capacity of 4.736 million m³, the lake covers an area of ​​34 hectares.

The area is visited by over 150,000 tourists annually.

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