Where is Midhope Reservoir?

Midhope Reservoir is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S36 4GU), in the parish of Bradfield.

How do I get to Midhope Reservoir?

The nearest railway station is Penistone, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode S36 4GU.

Who runs Midhope Reservoir?

Midhope Reservoir is operated by Barnsley Corporation Water Works.

Is Midhope Reservoir a protected site?

Yes — Midhope Reservoir is part of the Dark Peak SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is Midhope Reservoir free to visit?

Yes, Midhope Reservoir is free to enter.

How do I get to Midhope Reservoir?

The nearest railway station is Penistone, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S36 4GU.

Reservoirs & lochs · East Midlands

Midhope Reservoir

In or near Langsett.

Barnsley Corporation Water WorksFree admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Midhope Reservoir — reservoir in South Yorkshire, England.

Midhope Reservoir, reservoirs & lochs in East Midlands — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2.5 h
Nearest railway station: Penistone · 4.8 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Midhope Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Managed by Barnsley Corporation Water Works. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in South Yorkshire, England". Coordinates: 53.4910°, -1.6660°.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dark Peak SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

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 Waterworks, then becoming part of Yorkshire Water in 1973.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The reservoir covers an area of 20 ha with an average depth of 9 m and typically stores 1,765,675 m3 of water. It has a catchment area of 443 ha, lies at a height of 245 m above sea level, and when is at water capacity level, covers 206,000 m2. The catchment area consists largely of forested land overlain on millstone grit and coal measures. When the water levels are low, the east bank of the reservoir reveals a strata of rock including sandstone, grey shale, blue shale, clay with iron nodules and black shale. Plans were lodged with Westminster for Parliamentary approval in late 1894 with the scheme estimated to cost £170,000 () and the reservoir was entitled as Hagg Brook, wholly in the…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 53.4910, -1.6660
District: Sheffield
Parish: Bradfield
Postcode: S36 4GU
Parliamentary constituency: Penistone and Stocksbridge
Nearest railway station: Penistone — 4.8 km

Sources

wikidata: Q60320188 (CC0)
wikipedia: Midhope Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Midhope Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 3216077.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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