Lindley Wood Reservoir

Lindley Wood Reservoir

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type = reservoir
inflow = River Washburn
outflow = River Washburn
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Lindley Wood Reservoir is located in the Washburn valley north of Otley in Yorkshire, England. It was built between 1869 and 1876. The capacity is about 750 million gallons.Lesser Railways of the Yorkshire Dales and the Dam Builders in the Age of Steam by Harold D Bowtell, ISBN 1-871980-09-7]

It was the first of a chain of four reservoirs built along the River Washburn. While the three higher reservoirs provide water to the city of Leeds, Lindley Wood provides compensation flows to the Washburn.http://www.britishdams.org/2004conf/synopses/claydon.pdf]

In 2002/03, the dam crest was raised 3m as the original height would have been overtopped during the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF). This was part of a £6.5 million scheme to make Swinsty, Fewston and Lindley Wood reservoirs meet improved flood standards. The reservoir keeper's house at the dam was originally planned to be demolished during this work, but was built into the new, higher crest as bats were found to be living there. [ [http://www.arup.com/water/project.cfm?pageid=2234 Washburn Valley Reservoir Safety | Water | Arup ] ]

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