| Woodhead Reservoir | |
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  Woodhead Reservoir | |
| Location | Longdendale, Derbyshire |
| Coordinates | 53°29′37″N 1°52′06″W / 53.4936°N 1.8682°W |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | River Etherow,Heyden Brook |
| Primary outflows | River Etherow |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Surface area | 135 acres (55 ha) |
| Max. depth | 71 ft (22 m) |
| Water volume | 1,181 million imperial gallons (5.37 Gl) |
| Surface elevation | 782 ft (238 m) |
Woodhead reservoir is a man-made lake near the hamlet of Woodhead in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between 1847 and June 1877 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.[1] It is at the top of the chain of reservoirs and was the first to be started, though, due to construction problems, it was the last to be completed.[2]
- ^ "The Peak District National Park - Fact Zone 21. Longdendale in the National Park". Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 4 September 2006.
- ^ Quayle, Tom (2006), Manchester's Water: The reservoirs in the hills, Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus Publishing, ISBN 0-7524-3198-6