Butterley Reservoir, West Yorkshire
Appearance
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Butterley Reservoir is a reservoir located near Marsden, West Yorkshire, near the Peak District National Park boundary.[1] It was completed in 1906.[2] The reservoir is known for its long stepped spillway, which is grade II listed.[3][4]
The reservoir contains 1,607,385 cubic metres (56,764,300 cu ft) of water when full, and drains a catchment area of 1,583 hectares (3,910 acres).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Butterley Spillway, Marsden". Victorian Society. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Butterley Spillway Improvements Works (2017)". Water Projects. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "OVERFLOW AT BUTTERLEY RESERVOIR, Non Civil Parish (1231249)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ Lavigueur, Nick (5 August 2017). "£5m Butterley Spillway work is finished - see how it looks now". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Butterley Reservoir Water Body ID 31517". eip.ceh.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2023.