| Backwater Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 The pumping house | |
  Backwater Reservoir | |
| Location | Angus, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°42′54″N 3°13′12″W / 56.715°N 3.220°W NO253591 |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Catchment area | Lintrathen catchment |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Max. length | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
| Surface area | 158 hectares (390 acres) |
| Water volume | 24,550,000 cubic metres (867,000,000 cu ft) |
Backwater Reservoir is a reservoir in north west Angus, Scotland. The reservoir's sole purpose is to provide drinking water, and as such, it supplies Angus, Dundee, and parts of Perth and Kinross. Backwater, together with the smaller Lintrathen Reservoir 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south, is capable of supplying some 300,000 people with drinking water.[1]
- ^ "Backwater Reservoir". The Gazetteer for Scotland. The Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 September 2007.