Reservoirs & lochs · Yorkshire & the Humber
Scammonden Reservoir
Scammonden Reservoir — reservoir in West Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Slaithwaite · 3.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Scammonden Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in West Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.6417°, -1.9239°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Scammonden Reservoir is a water reservoir in West Yorkshire, England. Its water surface area when full is 42 hectares (0.16 sq mi). The level of the bellmouth overflow above sea level is 252 metres (827 ft). The reservoir holds 78,000,000,000 litres (1.7×1010 imp gal; 2.1×1010 US gal). Its length is 1.4 kilometres (0.9 mi).
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Background
History
Scammonden Dam is part of the M62 motorway between junctions 22 and 23, the only such structure in Britain. Its construction by the Ministry of Transport and Huddersfield Corporation Waterworks required the passing of the Huddersfield Corporation Act 1965. The motorway dam spans the Deanhead Valley in the Pennines between Huddersfield and Rochdale and the main contractor for the project was Sir Alfred McAlpine & Sons. Deanhead village was submerged and many buildings demolished to make way for the reservoir but the church remains and its vicarage is used by the sailing club. Both the church and adjacent school were at risk of slipping down the hillside into the dam and were not used after…
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- Coordinates
- 53.6417, -1.9239
- District
- Kirklees
- Parish
- Kirklees, unparished area
- Postcode
- HX4 0EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Colne Valley
- Nearest railway station
- Slaithwaite — 3.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7348642 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scammonden Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Scammonden Reservoir and the M62.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scammonden Reservoir?
- Scammonden Reservoir is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HX4 0EA), in the parish of Kirklees, unparished area.
- Is Scammonden Reservoir a protected site?
- Yes — Scammonden Reservoir is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Scammonden Reservoir?
- The nearest railway station is Slaithwaite, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HX4 0EA.