Embsay Reservoir
Reservoir in North Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Embsay Reservoir is located above the village of Embsay, near Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water,[2] and supplies water to the north and west of Skipton, feeding 25,000 homes.[3] It has a dam height of 24 m (79 ft).
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Embsay Reservoir | |
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Location | Yorkshire Dales, England |
Coordinates | 53°59′14″N 02°0′12″W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Moor Beck, Lowburn Gill |
Primary outflows | Embsay Beck |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Surface area | 0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi) |
Water volume | 795,000 m3 (175,000,000 imp gal)[1] |
Surface elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
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