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Bollinhurst Reservoir

Coordinates: 53°20′55″N 2°2′19″W / 53.34861°N 2.03861°W / 53.34861; -2.03861
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Bollinhurst Reservoir
Bollinhurst Reservoir is located in England
Bollinhurst Reservoir
Bollinhurst Reservoir
Coordinates53°20′55″N 2°2′19″W / 53.34861°N 2.03861°W / 53.34861; -2.03861
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Water volume84,460,000 imperial gallons (384,000 m3)

The Bollinhurst Reservoir was constructed in Lyme Park in 1872 for the Stockport District Waterworks Company.[1] At the time of the First World War, it had a capacity of 84.46 million gallons.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Water and Water Engineering, vol. 39, 1937, p. 476
  2. ^ Local Government Board (1915), Water Undertakings (England and Wales), H.M. Stationery Office, p. 135