| Nidd Aqueduct | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Aqueduct carrying water from the Nidd Valley to Bradford over the River Wharfe near to Barden Bridge. | |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 32 miles (51 km) |
| Status | Open |
| History | |
| Original owner | Bradford Corporation Water Works |
| Principal engineer | Morrison & Mason Ltd |
| Date completed | 1899 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Scar House Reservoir, North Yorkshire |
| End point | Chellow Heights water treatment plant, West Yorkshire |
The Nidd Aqueduct is an aqueduct or man-made watercourse in North Yorkshire, England. It feeds water from Angram and Scar House reservoirs in upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire 32 mi (51 km)[1] to Bradford in West Yorkshire. The aqueduct supplies 21,000,000 imp gal (95,000 m3) of water per day to Chellow Heights water treatment works.[2] The aqueduct and the reservoirs it connects to are all maintained by Yorkshire Water.[3]
- ^ "In the steps of the bringers of city's water". Telegraph and Argus. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Scar House History" (PDF). Outdoored. p. 1. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Yorkshire Water byelaws". Yorkshire Water. Retrieved 11 November 2015.