Spelga Reservoir

Spelga Reservoir
Spelga Reservoir is located in County Down
Spelga Reservoir
Spelga Reservoir
LocationCounty Down, Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°10′25″N 6°3′38″W / 54.17361°N 6.06056°W / 54.17361; -6.06056
Typereservoir
Catchment area1,340 acres (5.4 km2)
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Water volume600×10^6 imp gal (2,700,000 m3)
Surface elevation~ 1,200 ft (370 m)
Islandsnone

Spelga Reservoir is a reservoir in the townland of Spelga (Irish: Speilgeach, meaning 'abounding in pointed rocks') in the Mourne Mountains of County Down, Northern Ireland. It was formed by the Spelga Dam and sits at over 1,200 ft (370 m) above sea level. It has a volume of 2,700,000 cubic metres and a catchment area of 5.423 km2. It occupies an area known as Deers Meadow, and impounds the River Bann, which rises on the nearby Slieve Muck.