Edgelaw Reservoir
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 48 '40 " N , 3 ° 7' 0" W | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | 1880 | ||||||||
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| Water surface | 14 ha | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 800 m | ||||||||
| Reservoir width | 240 m | ||||||||
| Total storage space : | 1 320 820 m³ | ||||||||
| Catchment area | 32.22 km² | ||||||||
The Edgelaw Reservoir is a reservoir in the Scottish Council Area Midlothian .
geography
The lake is located at an altitude of 196 meters in the plain between the Moorfoot Hills and the Firth of Forth about 1.5 kilometers southwest of Temple and 16 kilometers southeast of Edinburgh . The Rosebery Reservoir is located about one kilometer to the southeast . The significantly larger Gladhouse Reservoir is 3.5 kilometers south.
The Fullarton Water flowing out of the Portmore Reservoir feeds the reservoir at its southwest end. The catchment area is 3222 hectares . A storage volume of 1,320,820 cubic meters results from an average depth of 9.5 meters and a lake area of 14 hectares. The maximum depth of the Edgelaw Reservoir is 23.5 meters; its circumference two kilometers. From the dam on the east side of the Redside Burn flows off, which flows into the South Esk , which drains over the Esk into the Firth of Forth .
history
The Edgelaw Reservoir is part of a network of reservoirs along the North and South Esk rivers . It was built to supply Edinburgh in the 19th century after the older reservoirs in the Pentland Hills no longer met the requirements. The lake was dammed in 1880. It still serves as a drinking water supply today and is operated by Scottish Water . The engineer James Leslie planned the facility. As a secondary reservoir to the Gladhouse Reservoir, the Edgelaw Reservoir increased the water availability of Edinburgh citizens by 177 liters per person. The dam is listed as a category B structure.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ A b UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology
- ↑ Measurement on Google Maps
- ↑ Entry on Edgelaw Reservoir in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Edgelaw Reservoir in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database