Gouthwaite Reservoir | |
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Location | England |
Coordinates | 54°6′51″N 1°47′47″W / 54.11417°N 1.79639°W |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | River Nidd |
Primary outflows | River Nidd |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Surface area | 312 acres (126 ha)[1] |
Shore length1 | 4.9 miles (7.9 km)[1] |
Surface elevation | 433 feet (132 m)[1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Gouthwaite Reservoir is in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England. It is one of many reservoirs in the area, others include Roundhill Reservoir and Angram Reservoir.
Gouthwaite is a compensation reservoir for the River Nidd, i.e. it maintains the downstream flow of the river during periods of high and low rainfall.[2][3]