Langsett Reservoir

Langsett Reservoir
Image of a lake surrounded by hills
Seen from Hingcliff Common to the west
Relief map of South Yorkshire
Relief map of South Yorkshire
Langsett Reservoir
LocationSouth Yorkshire
Coordinates53°29′47″N 1°41′10″W / 53.49639°N 1.68611°W / 53.49639; -1.68611
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsLittle Don River
Catchment area5,203 acres (2,106 ha)
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface area51 ha (130 acres)
Max. depth97 ft (30 m)
Water volume1,408,000,000 imp gal (6.40×109 L; 1.691×109 US gal)
Green shading shows conifer plantation; red star indicates North America Farm
Ruins of North America Farm, with Langsett Reservoir behind

Langsett Reservoir is in Yorkshire, England, near the villages of Langsett and Upper Midhope, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The reservoir was constructed between 1898 and 1904, and is now managed by Yorkshire Water. Fed by the Little Don or Porter River, it is around a mile long, and supplies water for Sheffield and Barnsley via the Langsett Treatment Works.