Scammonden Reservoir

Scammonden Reservoir
Image of a lake in wintertime with a motorway across the dam head
Scammonden Reservoir and the M62
Relief map of West Yorkshire showing the location of the reservoir
Relief map of West Yorkshire showing the location of the reservoir
Scammonden Reservoir
LocationWest Yorkshire
Coordinates53°38′30″N 1°55′26″W / 53.64167°N 1.92389°W / 53.64167; -1.92389
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface area42 hectares (0.16 sq mi)
Surface elevation252 metres (827 ft)
Scammonden Dam under construction in 1970

Scammonden Reservoir is a water reservoir in West Yorkshire, England. Its water surface area when full is 42 hectares (0.16 sq mi). The level of the bellmouth overflow above sea level is 252 metres (827 ft). The reservoir holds 78,000,000,000 litres (1.7×1010 imp gal; 2.1×1010 US gal). Its length is 1.4 kilometres (0.9 mi).