Chew Reservoir (Greater Manchester)

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Chew Reservoir
Location	Greater Manchester
Coordinates	53°31′N 1°56′W / 53.51, -1.94Coordinates: 53°31′N 1°56′W / 53.51, -1.94
Lake type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Chew Clough, Green Grain, Dry Clough, South Clough
Primary outflows	Chew Brook
Basin countries	United Kingdom

Chew Reservoir is a small reservoir located at the head of the Chew Valley in Greater Manchester, England.

Built between 1912 and 1914, the reservoir was the highest constructed in England, at 1,600 feet (488 m) above sea level^[1], until the Lamaload Reservoir near Macclesfield in Cheshire was completed in 1963.

The reservoir is connected to the larger Dovestones Reservoir further down the Chew Valley by a stream called the Chew Brook.

[edit] References

1. ^ United Utilities website. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.