Ponden Reservoir

Ponden Reservoir
Ponden Reservoir
Ponden Reservoir
Location	Stanbury, West Yorkshire, England
Coordinates	53°49′48″N 2°00′36″W / 53.830°N 2.010°W / 53.830; -2.010
Type	Compensation
Primary outflows	River Worth
Catchment area	2,540 acres (1,027 ha)
Built	1871–1876
Surface area	25 acres (10 ha)
Water volume	30,500,000 cubic feet (865,000 m3)
Shore length1	1.2 miles (2 km)
Surface elevation	768 feet (234 m)
References	[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Ponden Reservoir is an artificial upland lake in the Worth Valley, near Stanbury, West Yorkshire, England. Ponden was built as a compensation reservoir after the nearby Watersheddles Reservoir (upstream) was used to divert water away from the River Worth. Ponden was needed to regulate the flow of water down the river into the downstream mills in the valley.

The reservoir is owned and managed by Yorkshire Water, and is used as a recreational waterbody by a sailing club.