Reservoirs & lochs · Northern Ireland
Silent Valley Reservoir
Silent Valley Reservoir — reservoir in County Down, Northern Ireland, UK.
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Silent Valley Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1920. Owned by Northern Ireland Water. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in County Down, Northern Ireland, UK". Coordinates: 54.1333°, -6.0000°.
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The Silent Valley Reservoir is a reservoir located in the Mourne Mountains near Kilkeel, County Down in Northern Ireland. It supplies most of the water for County Down, surrounding counties and most of Belfast. It is owned and maintained by Northern Ireland Water Limited (formerly DRD Water Service). The reservoir was built between 1923 and 1933 by a workforce of over 1,000 men, nine of whom died during construction.
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- Coordinates
- 54.1333, -6.0000
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT34 4PU
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Down
- Established
- 1920
Sources
- wikidata: Q7331694 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Silent Valley Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: SilentValley.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Silent Valley Reservoir?
- Silent Valley Reservoir is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.1333°, -6.0000°.
- When was Silent Valley Reservoir built?
- Silent Valley Reservoir dates to 1920 — the Modern period.
- Who owns Silent Valley Reservoir?
- Silent Valley Reservoir is owned by Northern Ireland Water.