Scaling Dam Reservoir
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Scaling Dam Reservoir is a freshwater man-made lake on the edge of the A171 road in North Yorkshire, England. The reservoir is near to the hamlet of Scaling Dam from where it derives its name, and was built in 1958.
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Scaling Reservoir | |
Location | Scaling, North Yorkshire |
Coordinates | 54.5038°N 0.8508°W / 54.5038; -0.8508 |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary outflows | Dam Beck Roxby Beck Staithes Beck |
Catchment area | 1,510 acres (612 hectares) |
First flooded | 1958 |
Surface area | 100 acres (41 hectares) |
Average depth | 12 feet (3.6 m) |
Water volume | 51,275,600 cubic feet (1,451,962 m3) |
Shore length1 | 2.5 miles (4 km) |
Surface elevation | 607 feet (185 m) |
References | [1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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The reservoir lies inside the North York Moors National Park and the western half is in the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland, whilst the eastern half is in the Borough of Scarborough.