Gorton Reservoirs
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Gorton Reservoirs are a series of former drinking water reservoirs in Gorton, Manchester, historically built to supply the city’s growing industrial population.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upper Gorton Reservoir | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former drinking water supply
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ reservoir complex ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Manchester
ⓘ
Former water supply infrastructure in England ⓘ Reservoirs in Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earth embankment ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
no longer used for potable water
ⓘ
partly used for recreation ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | lowland ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | approximate ⓘ |
| hasDam | embankment dam ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lower Gorton Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Gorton Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gorton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | City of Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Greater Manchester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedInUrbanArea | Gorton urban district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Belle Vue, Manchester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Debdale Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Gorton Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyde Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | historically Manchester Corporation ⓘ |
| originalFunction | drinking water storage ⓘ |
| partOf | Manchester water supply system ⓘ |
| serves |
Manchester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding industrial districts ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
construction to supply Manchester’s industrial population
ⓘ
decommissioning as primary drinking water source ⓘ |
| use |
amenity lake
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ public water supply ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | impounding reservoir ⓘ |
| watercourse | Gore Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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