Westwater Reservoir

Westwater Reservoir
Westwater Reservoir dam
Location	Pentland Hills, Scottish Borders
Coordinates	55°45′23″N 3°24′29″W / 55.75639°N 3.40806°W / 55.75639; -3.40806Coordinates: 55°45′23″N 3°24′29″W / 55.75639°N 3.40806°W / 55.75639; -3.40806
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	Scotland
Surface elevation	320 m
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	27 November 1995

Westwater Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in the Pentland Hills, Scottish Borders, 3 km west of West Linton, and 26 km south west of Edinburgh. It forms part of the Lothian region water supply and is located 320 m above sea level.

Due to its popularity with Pink-footed Geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) it has been designated as a Special Protection Area and a Ramsar site.

See also

• List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
• Baddinsgill Reservoir
• Fruid Water
• Megget Reservoir
• Talla Reservoir

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Water Reservoir.

• Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust monitoring of Greenland/Iceland Pink-footed Goose
• RAMSAR Wetlands Information sheet PDF (106 KB)
• SPA designation
• Further details