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Blackton Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Baldersdale, about 4-mile (6.4 km) west of Cotherstone, where the River Balder joins the River Tees.[1]
| Blackton Reservoir | |
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  Blackton Reservoir | |
| Location | County Durham, England |
| Coordinates | 54°33′42″N 2°5′32″W / 54.56167°N 2.09222°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
It is owned by Northumbrian Water and supplies water for Teesdale.[2] Blackton has a surface area of 25 hectares (62 acres), an average depth of 7.9 metres (26 ft), a catchment area of 3,374 hectares (8,340 acres) and it lies at 285 metres (935 ft) above sea level.[3][4]
Blackton is one of a series of reservoirs on the same stretch of the Balder, located immediately downstream of the larger Balderhead Reservoir and being almost continuous with Hury Reservoir further downstream.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The water supply on Teesside". The Yorkshire Herald. No. 13, 224. Column D. 21 October 1893. p. 14. OCLC 751480479.
- ^ McCulloch, C. S. "Political ecology of dams in Teesdale" (PDF). britishdams.org. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Blackton Reservoir | Catchment Data Explorer | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Blackton Reservoir Water body ID 29027". eip.ceh.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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