Blackmoorfoot Reservoir

The reservoir is 4 mi south-west of Huddersfield, and lies at an altitude of 253 m, draining an area of 130 ha, with water being fed into the reservoir by catchwaters cut into the moorland. The reservoir contains 2,962,139 m3 of water, covers an area of 38 ha, and has an average depth of 7.8 m. The name is first recorded on Ordnance Survey maps in the early 19th century, deriving from Old Norse blæc mōr fōt. The reservoir was approved under the Huddersfield Water Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. cx) although it lists the reservoir as Black Moor Foot. As built, the reservoir infrastructure also included 5.5 mi of conduits (catchwaters) across the moorland carrying water into the reservoir. This…