Where is Megget Reservoir?

Megget Reservoir is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode TD7 5LQ).

How do I get to Megget Reservoir?

Drivers can use postcode TD7 5LQ.

Is Megget Reservoir free to visit?

Yes, Megget Reservoir is free to enter.

How do I get to Megget Reservoir?

Drivers can navigate to postcode TD7 5LQ. It sits within the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk parliamentary constituency.

Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Lowlands

Megget Reservoir

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Megget Reservoir — reservoir in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, outflows to the Megget River.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2.5 h

Free entry
Dog-friendly

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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