Ogden Reservoirs

Both reservoirs were built for the Nelson Corporation Waterworks as later parts of a larger scheme that also included the construction of the nearby Black Moss Reservoirs. An act of Parliament was obtained for the project in the late 1880s. Initially water was collected from the river here and purified through filter beds, which began operation in 1892. The Upper Ogden was completed in 1906 and the Lower Ogden in 1914. The upper reservoir has a surface area of 2.84 ha, is 17.9 m deep and can hold 247,755 m3. The lower reservoir is larger, with a surface area of 8.55 ha, a depth of 18 m and a capacity of 715,989 m3.