Lindley Wood Reservoir

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A view over the reservoir
A view over the reservoir

Lindley Wood Reservoir is located in the Washburn valley north of Otley in Yorkshire. It was built between 1869 and 1876. The capacity is about 750 million gallons.[1]

It was the first of a chain of four reservoirs built along the River Washburn to supply water to the city of Leeds.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lesser Railways of the Yorkshire Dales and the Dam Builders in the Age of Steam by Harold D Bowtell, ISBN 1-871980-09-7
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