Reservoirs & lochs · North East England
Blackton Reservoir
Blackton Reservoir — reservoir in County Durham, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Blackton Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Managed by Tees Valley Water Board. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in County Durham, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.5617°, -2.0922°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Cotherstone Moor SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Blackton Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Baldersdale, about 4-mile (6.4 km) west of Cotherstone, where the River Balder joins the River Tees. It is owned by Northumbrian Water and supplies water for Teesdale. Blackton has a surface area of 25 hectares (62 acres), an average depth of 7.9 metres (26 ft), a catchment area of 3,374 hectares (8,340 acres) and it lies at 285 metres (935 ft) above sea level. Blackton is one of a series of reservoirs on the same stretch of the Balder, located immediately downstream of the larger Balderhead Reservoir and being almost continuous with Hury Reservoir further downstream.
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- Coordinates
- 54.5617, -2.0922
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Cotherstone
- Postcode
- DL12 9UP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
Sources
- wikidata: Q4923477 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Blackton Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: BlacktonReservoir.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blackton Reservoir?
- Blackton Reservoir is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL12 9UP), in the parish of Cotherstone.
- Who runs Blackton Reservoir?
- Blackton Reservoir is operated by Tees Valley Water Board.
- Is Blackton Reservoir a protected site?
- Yes — Blackton Reservoir is part of the Cotherstone Moor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Blackton Reservoir?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL12 9UP. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.