| Upper Barden Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 Upper Barden Reservoir | |
  Upper Barden Reservoir | |
| Location | Barden, North Yorkshire |
| Coordinates | 54°01′01″N 1°58′52″W / 54.017°N 1.981°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary outflows | Barden Beck (River Wharfe) |
| Catchment area | 890 acres (361 ha) |
| Basin countries | England |
| Managing agency | Yorkshire Water |
| Built | 1876–1882 |
| Construction engineer | Alexander Binnie |
| First flooded | 27 September 1882 |
| Surface area | 54 acres (22 ha) |
| Average depth | 31 feet (9.6 m) |
| Max. depth | 60 feet (18 m)[note 1] |
| Water volume | 74,700,000 cubic feet (2,115,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 1.2 miles (2 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,168 feet (356 m) |
| Website | Yorkshire Water website |
| References | [1][2][3][4] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Upper Barden Reservoir is an upland fresh water reservoir, one of two reservoirs that collect water from Barden Moor, and dam Barden Beck, a tributary of the River Wharfe in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. The reservoir was opened in 1882 and also supplies fresh water to the Nidd Aqueduct, which transports it to Bradford. Upper Barden Reservoir was the second of the reservoirs to be built, (Lower Barden opened in 1860).
The embankment of the dam head is 125 feet (38 m) high, which at the time of its construction, was the highest in England, and notable for being one of the first to use concrete.
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- ^ "Upper Barden Reservoir Water Body ID 30012". eip.ceh.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Upper Barden Reservoir". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Bowtell 1991, p. 73.
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