Scar House Reservoir

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gravity dam reservoir upland reservoir

Scar House Reservoir is a large upland water reservoir in North Yorkshire, England, known for its dramatic moorland setting and historic stone dam.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Scar House Dam	0

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gravity dam ⓘ reservoir ⓘ upland reservoir ⓘ
accessibleByRoadFrom	Pateley Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
basinCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
category	Nidderdale AONB NERFINISHED ⓘ Reservoirs in North Yorkshire ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1921 ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
creates	Scar House Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
damType	stone gravity dam ⓘ
elevation	approximately 400 metres above sea level ⓘ
hasDam	Scar House Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	car park ⓘ footpaths ⓘ historic stone dam ⓘ picnic area ⓘ
hasRemainsOf	construction village ⓘ temporary railway infrastructure ⓘ
impounds	River Nidd NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedDownstreamOf	Angram Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Nidderdale NERFINISHED ⓘ North Yorkshire ⓘ Yorkshire Dales NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea	Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Angram Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	upper River Nidd NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedUpstreamOf	Gouthwaite Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
nearbySettlement	Lofthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Middlesmoor NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic moorland scenery ⓘ large stone dam wall ⓘ
openingDate	1936 ⓘ
operator	Yorkshire Water NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner	Yorkshire Water NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Nidd Valley reservoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	public water supply ⓘ
region	Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ
setting	moorland ⓘ
suppliesWaterTo	Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	angling ⓘ birdwatching ⓘ walking ⓘ
watercourse	River Nidd NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → contains → Scar House Reservoir ⓘ