Midhope Reservoir

Midhope Reservoir
The dam head at Midhope Reservoir
LocationUpper Midhope, South Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°29′28″N 1°39′58″W / 53.491°N 1.666°W / 53.491; -1.666
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsEdge Cliff Brook
Shaw Brook
Primary outflowsHagg Brook
Catchment area443 hectares (1,090 acres)
Managing agencyYorkshire Water
Built1897 (1897)
First flooded1903 (1903)
Surface area20 hectares (49 acres)
Average depth9 metres (30 ft)
Water volume1,765,675 cubic metres (62,354,200 cu ft)
Surface elevation245 metres (804 ft)
Location
Interactive map of Midhope Reservoir

Midhope Reservoir is an upland body of fresh water that impounds moorland streams and overflows via Hagg Brook into the Little Don River in South Yorkshire, England. The reservoir was built by the Barnsley Corporation Water Works, then becoming part of Yorkshire Water in 1973.