Westwater Reservoir

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location = Pentland Hills, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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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.

ee also

*Baddinsgill Reservoir
*Fruid Water
*Megget Reservoir
*Talla Reservoir

External links

* [http://www.wwt.org.uk/research/monitoring/pinkfoot_latest.asp Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust monitoring of Greenland/Iceland Pink-footed Goose]
*PDF| [http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/RIS/UK13060.pdf RAMSAR Wetlands Information sheet] |106 KB
* [http://www.jncc.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=1973 SPA designation]
* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=2634&m=0 Further details]