Gouthwaite Reservoir

Gouthwaite Reservoir
Image of a lake with steep hills beyond
Gouthwaite Reservoir
Relief map of North Yorkshire
Relief map of North Yorkshire
Gouthwaite Reservoir
LocationEngland
Coordinates54°6′51″N 1°47′47″W / 54.11417°N 1.79639°W / 54.11417; -1.79639
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsRiver Nidd
Primary outflowsRiver Nidd
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface area312 acres (126 ha)[1]
Shore length14.9 miles (7.9 km)[1]
Surface elevation433 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]

  1. ^ a b c "Gouthwaite Reservoir, North Yorkshire – British Lakes". britishlakes.info. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Yorkshire Water to start £7m scheme to improve safety at Gouthwaite reservoir". Water Briefing. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. ^ Cudworth, W. (1896). Manningham, Heaton, and Allerton (townships of Bradford) treated historically and topographically. Рипол Классик. p. 232. ISBN 978-5-87547-985-4. Retrieved 29 April 2019.