Rivington Reservoirs
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Rivington Reservoirs are a chain of scenic man-made lakes in Lancashire, England, created in the 19th century to supply drinking water and now popular for walking, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rivington Reservoir | 1 |
| Upper Rivington Reservoir | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
man-made lake chain
ⓘ
reservoir system ⓘ |
| architectEngineer | Thomas Hawksley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Irish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalSignificance |
habitat for waterfowl
ⓘ
habitat for woodland birds ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
embankment dams
ⓘ
valley reservoirs ⓘ walking trails ⓘ wooded shorelines ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Adlington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolton NERFINISHED ⓘ Horwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Anglezarke Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Bullough Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Rivington Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Rivington Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Yarrow Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| landscapeCharacter | scenic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lancashire
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | West Pennine Moors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chorley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rivington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Rivington Pike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rivington Terraced Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United Utilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United Utilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rivington Pike area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rivington landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | drinking water supply ⓘ |
| recreationManagement | public access paths ⓘ |
| region | Borough of Chorley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Lancashire towns
ⓘ
Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
angling
ⓘ
public water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ sailing ⓘ walking ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ |
| watercourse |
River Douglas catchment
ⓘ
River Yarrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rivington Reservoir
this entity surface form:
Upper Rivington Reservoir