Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Lowlands
Megget Reservoir
Megget Reservoir — reservoir in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, outflows to the Megget River.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Dog-friendly
About
Megget Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, outflows to the Megget River". Coordinates: 55.4861°, -3.2792°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Megget Reservoir is an impounding reservoir in the Megget valley in Ettrick Forest, in the Scottish Borders. The 259 hectares (640 acres) reservoir is held back by the largest earth dam in Scotland. The reservoir collects water from the Tweedsmuir Hills, which is then conveyed 28 miles (45 km) via underground pipelines and tunnels to Edinburgh. The pipelines are routed through the Manor Valley and the Meldon Hills, to Gladhouse Reservoir and Glencorse Reservoir in the Pentland Hills. These two reservoirs store the water until such times as it is required. Excess water which overflows from the reservoir is returned to the Megget Water, and hence into St. Mary's Loch.
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Background
History
The Megget Reservoir Scheme was first seriously considered in 1963. In 1974, the then water authority Lothian Regional Council applied for and received authority from the Secretary of State to proceed. Design was carried out by chartered civil engineers Robert H Cuthbertson & Partners on behalf of the water authority, and construction started in 1976. The dam which holds the reservoir is concrete with an asphalt impermeable core. The reservoir was officially opened on 30 September 1983. It has a capacity of 61400000 m3, and a maximum water level of 334 m above Ordnance Datum. The embankment is 56 m high and its crest is 568 m long. In 1983, Lothian Regional Council commissioned a short film…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4861, -3.2792
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD7 5LQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6808981 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Megget Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Megget Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 13312.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Megget Reservoir?
- Megget Reservoir is in Scottish Lowlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.4861°, -3.2792°.