List of dams and reservoirs in the United Kingdom

This is a list of dams and reservoirs in the United Kingdom.

England

Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

Cornwall

County Durham

Cumbria

Derbyshire

Devon

East Sussex

Essex

Gloucestershire

Greater Manchester

Hertfordshire

Kent

Lancashire

Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

London

Northamptonshire

Northumberland

North Yorkshire

Oxfordshire

Rutland

Shropshire

Somerset

South Yorkshire

Staffordshire

Surrey

Suffolk

Warwickshire

  • Draycote Water
  • Napton Reservoir, Grand Union Canal[5]
  • Oldbury Reservoir
  • Packington Lakes, Grand Union Canal
  • Shustoke Reservoirs
  • Stockton Reservoir, Grand Union Canal
  • Wormleighton Reservoir

West Midlands

West Sussex

West Yorkshire

Wiltshire

Worcestershire

Northern Ireland

County Down

Scotland

City of Aberdeen

  • Braeside Reservoir
  • Cattofield Reservoir
  • Mannofield Reservoir
  • Slopefield Reservoir
  • Smithfield Reservoir

Aberdeenshire

  • Bluehills Reservoir
  • Clochandighter Reservoir
  • Garlogie Dam
  • Inchgarth Reservoir - Cults
  • Loch of Aboyne
  • Loch Saugh
  • Silver Dam aka Culter Compensation Dam

Angus

  • Backwater Reservoir
  • Brewlands Reservoir
  • Crombie Reservoir
  • Den of Ogil
  • Glenogil
  • Kinnaird Lake
  • Ledcrieff Loch
  • Linrathen
  • Linrathen Clear Water Storage
  • Loch Auchintaple or Auchintaple Loch
  • Loch Lee
  • Loch Shandra
  • Long Loch
  • Monikie Clear Water Basin
  • Monikie North Pond
  • Monikie South (Island) Pond
  • Piperdam Loch

Argyll and Bute

  • Allt na Lairige - Glen Fyne
  • Ardlussa Fishing Loch - Isle of Jura
  • Asgog Loch - Tighnabruaich
  • Aucha Lochy - Campbeltown
  • Auchengaich Reservoir - Glen Fruin
  • Beochlich - 9 km NW of Inveraray
  • Bishop's Glen Reservoir (also known as Dunoon Reservoir) - Dunoon
  • Blackmill Loch - Minard
  • Cam Loch - North Knapdale
  • Craignafeich Reservoirs - Tighnabruaich
  • Crarae Reservoir - Minard
  • Crosshill Loch - Campbeltown
  • Cruachan Reservoir - Loch Awe
  • Daill Loch - North Knapdale
  • Dhu Loch - Bute
  • Feorlin - Minard
  • Gleann Dubh - Barcaldine
  • Gleann Loch - North Knapdale
  • Helensburgh No. 1 Reservoir - Helensburgh
  • Helensburgh No. 2 Reservoir - Helensburgh
  • Kilduskland Reservoir - Ardrishaig
  • Kirk Dam - Bute
  • Knockruan Loch - Campbeltown
  • Leorin Loch - Port Ellen, Islay
  • Lindowan Reservoir - Kilcreggan
  • Loch A' Bharain - North Knapdale
  • Loch A' Chaorainn - South Knapdale
  • Loch Allan - Port Askaig, Islay
  • Loch a'Mhuillin - North Knapdale
  • Loch an Add - North Knapdale
  • Loch an Droighinn - Kilchrenan
  • Loch an Sgoltaire - Isle of Colonsay
  • Loch an Torr - Dervaig, Isle of Mull
  • Loch Ascog - Isle of Bute
  • Loch Assapol - Bunessan, Isle of Mull
  • Loch Awe - part of the Awe hydroelectric scheme
  • Loch Ba - Gruline, Isle of Mull
  • Loch Bearnoch - Lochdon, Isle of Mull
  • Loch Beinn Uraraidh - Port Ellen, Islay
  • Loch Cam - Bridgend, Isle of Islay
  • Loch Chaorunn - South Knapdale
  • Loch Ciaran - Clachan, North Kintyre
  • Loch Clachaig - North Knapdale
  • Loch Eck - Cowal
  • Loch Fad - Bute
  • Loch Finlas - 4 km SW Luss
  • Loch Gearach - Port Charlotte, Islay
  • Loch Glashan - Lochgair, Mid-Argyll
  • Loch Gleann - Oban
  • Loch Iarnan - Port Ellen, Islay
  • Loch Leacann - Furnace
  • Loch Lebdgei (Dubh Loch) - North Knapdale
  • Loch Lebgei - North Knapdale
  • Loch Na Bric - North Knapdale
  • Loch na Creige Crainde - North Knapdale
  • Loch Na Faoilinn - North Knapdale
  • Loch Na Sreinge - 9 km NE of Kilmelford
  • Loch Nam Ban - Port Askaig, Islay
  • Loch Nam Breac Buidhe - North Knapdale
  • Loch Nan Torran - South Knapdale
  • Loch Righeachan - Inveraray
  • Loch Skerrols - Bridgend, Isle of Islay
  • Loch Sloy (Reservoir) - 6 km N of Arrochar
  • Loch Tarsan - Glen Lean, Cowal
  • Loch Tralaig - Kilmelford
  • Loch Turamin (New Loch) - Isle of Colonsay
  • Loch Uigeadail - Port Ellen, Islay
  • Lochan A' Ghurrabain - Tobermory, Isle of Mull
  • Lochan Duin - North Knapdale
  • Lochan Ghlas - Garelochhead
  • Lochan Gleann Astaile - Isle of Jura
  • Lochan Lasgainn Mor - Kilmelford
  • Lower Glen Shira - 12 km NE of Inveraray
  • Luachrach Loch - Oban
  • Main Glen Shira - 13 km NE of Inveraray
  • Mishnish Lochs - Tobermory, Isle of Mull
  • Nant Reservoir - Kilchrenan
  • Oude Reservoir - Kilmelford
  • Powder Mill Dam - Tighnabruaich
  • Sholum Lochs - Port Ellen, Islay
  • Still Loch - Ardrishaig
  • Strathduie Water - Campbeltown

Clackmannanshire

Dumfries and Galloway

  • Carsfad Loch
  • Clatteringshaws Loch
  • Glenkiln Reservoir
  • Kettleton Reservoir
  • Black Esk Dam
  • Winterhope Reservoir

City of Dundee

  • Clatto Reservoir

East Ayrshire

  • Afton Reservoir
  • Corsehouse Reservoir
  • Craigendunton Reservoir
  • Glenbuck Loch
  • Loch Finlas

East Dunbartonshire

East Lothian

East Renfrewshire

  • Balgray Reservoir
  • Littleton Reservoir
  • Ryat Linn Reservoir
  • Waulkmill Glen Reservoir
  • Walton Dam
  • Glanderston Dam
  • Snypes Dam
  • Kirkton Dam
  • Harelaw Reservoir, Fereneze Golf Course
  • Harelaw Reservoir, Eaglesham Moor
  • Rouken Glen Pond
  • Craighall Reservoir
  • Commore Dam
  • White Loch
  • Black Loch
  • Brother Loch
  • Little Loch
  • Pilmuir Reservoir
  • Loch Craig
  • Bennan Loch
  • Corsehouse Reservoir (on the border with East Ayrshire)
  • Long Loch
  • Loch Goin
  • Dunwan Loch
  • High Dam
  • Picketlaw Reservoir
  • Caplaw Dam (on the border with Renfrewshire)
  • Netherplace Reservoir (at the dye works)
  • Glenburn Reservoir

City of Edinburgh

Falkirk

  • Faughlin Reservoir
  • Millhall Reservoir

Fife

  • Ballo Reservoir
  • Clatto Reservoir
  • Cameron Reservoir
  • Castlehill Reservoir
  • Drumain Reservoir
  • Holl Reservoir
  • Harperleas Reservoir
  • Stenhouse Loch
  • Carriston Reservoir
  • Donald Rose Reservoir
  • Carlhurlie Reservoir

City of Glasgow

  • Hogganfield Loch

Highland

Inverclyde

Midlothian

Moray

  • Glenlatterach Reservoir

North Ayrshire

  • Auldmuir Reservoir
  • Barcraigs Reservoir
  • Busbie Muir Reservoir
  • Caaf Reservoir
  • Camphill Reservoir
  • Cuffhill Reservoir
  • Glenburn Reservoir
  • Kelly Reservoir
  • Knockendon Reservoir
  • Kirkleegreen Reservoir
  • Mill Glen Reservoir
  • Muirhead Reservoir
  • Munnoch Reservoir
  • Outerwards Reservoir
  • Skelmorlie Lower Reservoir
  • Skelmorlie Upper Reservoir

North Lanarkshire

Orkney

  • Wideford Hill Reservoir (drained)
  • Stromness Waterworks

Perth and Kinross

Renfrewshire

  • Rowbank Reservoir

Scottish Borders

Shetland

  • Sandy Loch Reservoir

South Ayrshire

  • Bradan Service Reservoir
  • Collenan
  • Glendrissaigh
  • Loch Bradan
  • Loch Riecawr
  • Loch Spallander
  • Loch Spouts
  • Penwhapple
  • Raith

South Lanarkshire

  • Camps Reservoir
  • Culter Waterhead Reservoir

Stirling

  • Cocksburn Reservoir
  • Earlsburn Reservoir
  • North Third Reservoir

West Dunbartonshire

  • Cochno Loch
  • Jaw Reservoir
  • Greenside Reservoir
  • Carman Reservoir
  • Kilmannan Reservoir (on the border with Stirling)
  • Burncrooks Reservoir (on the border with Stirling)

West Lothian

Western Isles

  • Loch Mor an Stairr - Isle of Lewis
  • Roghadal Reservoir - Isle of Harris
  • Loch Chliostair - Isle of Harris

Wales

Anglesey

Bridgend

Cardiff

Carmarthenshire

Ceredigion

Conwy

Denbighshire

Gwynedd

Merthyr Tydfil

Neath Port Talbot

Pembrokeshire

Powys

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Swansea

Torfaen

Wrexham

See also

References

  1. ^ "Boddington Reservoir". Canal and River Trust. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Naseby Reservoir". Canal and River Trust. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Clattercote Reservoir". Canal and River Trust. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Harthill Reservoir". Canal and River Trust. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Napton Locks Where does the water come from?" (PDF). Canal and River Trust. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Core management plan for Kenfig/Cynffig SAC" (PDF). Countryside Council for Wales. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Lower Lliedi Reservoir, Swiss Valley". Llanelli Rural Council. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Cwm Lliedi Reservoir, Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Discover Dol-y-gaer". Merthyr Tydfil Council (Visit Merthyr). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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